Investing always carries risk. You know this when you first place your money into the stock market, but sometimes, it doesn't really hit home until you watch your portfolio balance drop day after day. Then, you immediately want to launch into damage-control mode. But sometimes, this can do more harm than good. 

Often, the best thing you can do is also the most difficult: nothing at all. Here's why.

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