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By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

Take a Breath and Remain Calm - An Easy and Quick Explanation as to How and Why the Stock Market is Acting Crazy

Friday January 4, 2008
The markets have been rough the past few months. Don’t panic. Calm down. If you are more than five or ten years away from retirement, this is an excellent opportunity for you to dollar cost average your way into some of your favorite companies. At one of my e-commerce businesses, we’ve been buying shares of about half a dozen corporations using cash flows from product sales. Some of these businesses are the bluest of the blue chip with huge brand names, great cash flow, high returns on equity and assets, and decades of profitable growth.

Right now, the markets are volatile and that means that even great businesses can get caught in the crosshairs. Why? There are four main reasons ... (continue reading) ...

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