Should You Keep Investing If the Stock Market Crashes?

The stock market has experienced some intense ups and downs over the last couple of months. After dropping 13% from its peak in early January, the S&P 500 has nearly recovered from those losses in the last two weeks.

Still, though, some investors worry that between the war in Ukraine, high inflation, continued supply chain issues, and other macroeconomic factors, more volatility could be on the horizon.

To be clear, nobody can accurately predict exactly how the market will perform. A crash may or may not be looming. But if stock prices do take a steep tumble, should you keep investing while they're dropping? And what can you can do to protect your money along the way?

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Source Fool.com