The market has become more volatile over concerns of a potential recession.

Recessions, or periods when the economy contracts, aren't fun. Unemployment rises, and prices on stocks or housing fall, sometimes sharply. It can be frightening. Buying stocks during a recession will probably go against every primal emotion you have.

However, history has repeatedly shown that recessions are great long-term buying opportunities. As Warren Buffett has said, "Be greedy when others are fearful."

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