After several strong years for equity markets, 2022 has begun with increased volatility, namely surrounding issues of higher-than-expected inflation, supply chain issues and more recently, tensions that have developed into conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It is understandable to feel fear when turning on the TV and seeing the constant “Breaking News” headlines as markets experience downside volatility. As of yesterday, February 23, 2022, the S&P 500 is down over 11%, officially putting domestic stocks in correction territory to start the year. While this is not a pleasant experience, it is important to note that the recent downside movement in markets comes after domestic stocks continued to hit all-time highs throughout 2021. Domestic equity markets have still returned more than 10% over the past year, even when including the recent selloff. And those returns look even stronger when analyzing trailing returns over the past three, five and ten-year periods.Recently,...