Investors who got into the market for the first time in 2021 are finding out that stocks can fall sharply, even when there's no pandemic directly responsible for the sudden downdraft. Yet, the ill effects of COVID-19 are still lingering and remain an underlying cause for much of what we see playing out today. For example:

Still, if there is one key theme that such gyrations underscore for those who have been investing for years, it's that long-term investing is still the best strategy to deploy in the market. Ever since the Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896, and similarly the S&P 500 from its inception in 1957, every single bear market and correction has eventually been followed by a bull market.

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