The stock market has been rather volatile lately. The S&P 500 hit a high of about 4,819 over the past year and a low of about 3,667, representing a drop of nearly 24%. More recently, it was down close to 15% from its 52-week high. Those kinds of drops will have many investors wondering if it's perhaps a bad time to invest in stocks.

The answer, at just about any time, is that it's a fine time to invest in the market. Here's why.

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