Keys to Surviving Market Turbulence Investors were in sell mode ahead of the weekend, and again on Monday, as the major US stock markets sold off substantial amounts and officially entered the technical definition of a market correction (which means dropping 10% from the stock market's previous high water mark). This was the first stock market correction in just over 1,450 trading days, and most of the investment community felt it was long overdue. What caused the recent sell off?  Mostly, the reason has been continued poor domestic economic data around lower oil and other commodity prices, and the news that China's economy is most likely slowing faster than the Chinese government would … [Read more...]