The past week wasn't a great one for stocks. And in light of the recent sell-off, a lot of people I know are worried about the impact on their retirement accounts.

I'll admit that curiosity got the better of me, so I, too, took a glance at my retirement account to see what my balance looked like after the sell-off. And it wasn't so pretty. But I'm sticking with my plan to invest in stocks for my retirement for these reasons.

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