Thursday, yesterday was another down day for stocks but closed well off the low of the day.
What you do today will have a major impact of your financial future but you can't make wise decisions by looking at what the markets are doing today, this week or even this month.
This quote from the attached article should guide your decisions, "Zweig offers advice gleaned from Benjamin Graham (the father of value investing): The primary reason many individuals fail as long-term investors, Graham said, is that “they pay too much attention to what the stock market is doing currently.”