How to Get Over Your Fear of the Stock Market

When we talk about the stock market, there's one word that tends to come to mind: volatility. Think about some of the headlines you might have seen over the past few months -- things along the lines of the Dow plunginglike crazy and trade warfears shaking investors to their core. It's no wonder that only 54% of the U.

S. population owns stocks, despite the fact that they've been a solid moneymaker over time.