Investing hasn't felt very fun over the past few months. Many stocks are down significantly from their highs of 2020 and 2021, especially riskier investments. It's a symptom of an overall sinking market; the S&P 500 is down more than 17% from its high today.

You've probably heard nuggets of wisdom, like being fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. But when banks are failing, recession talk is everywhere, and geopolitical tensions are stressing folks out, does that mean you should be scooping up shares of all your favorite stocks?

Not so fast. Pump the brakes and consider this -- I'll show you where this market's decline stands in history, and what could be the best way to play it moving forward.

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Source Fool.com