4 Reasons Not To Worry About a Stock Market Crash

Will the market crash, or won't it? It's a question many investors are asking themselves now that the market's hinting that it may not be as resilient as it has been since March of last year.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is only down a little more than 2% from its early September highs, but things feel different about this lull. Not only is this usually a tough time of year for the market, but a couple of indices (and some individual stocks) are starting to trade under key levels that technical analysts have been eying for a while. When those lines in the sand are crossed, they don't change long-term fundamentals, but those events can certainly signal -- and even start -- steep sell-offs.

The thing is, even if a major correction is in the cards, don't sweat it. Here are four specific reasons why you don't need to panic.

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