What to Do During Volatile Markets?

Investors tend to feel the pain of losses more acutely than they feel the joy of gains. Sticking your head in the sand and no, looking doesn't work when our aps and computers serve up our portfolio every day. One thing that helps is if you hold shares of companies you'd be happy to hang on to even if prices plunged. If you like what you own, try not to check the prices so much. It helps if you're distracted by something else, maybe something even more worrying. Have you heard of squirrel sooting? I'm thinking of a squirrel in a toxido with a big furry tail. Is it different from 'sooting' where you strap on plastic