Depressed financial markets can unnerve investors and shake the foundation of their long-term investment strategies. While volatility
is an inevitable element of investing, the market has tended to reward those investors who don't get rattled during market
declines and stick to a long-term investment strategy.
In fact, what seemed like some of the worst times to get into the stock market turned out to be the best times. It has paid to stay
invested in U.S. stocks during troubled times.
The chart illustrates the subsequent 5-year S&P 500 return after each period.
Source: Fidelity Investments. With data provided by Ibbotson, Factset, FMR Co., Fidelity Asset Allocation Research Team (AART) as of 3/31/2015
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