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Why market volatility tests even disciplined investors

I have been dollar-cost averaging into index funds for five years, but during market crashes I panic and want to sell everything even though I know that defeats the whole point.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Intellectual understanding of strategy fails under emotional pressure.

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