Investing in the stock market may seem easy when the times are good. After all, even random portfolios are up 2x when a roaring bull run is in progress. Even a blindfolded monkey can beat the market with his dart-throwing skills in a bull market. But there’s a lot of doom that comes into play when the direction of the market suddenly reverses. Case in point is the current fall that has caused panic and distress among newbie investors. Investors make the most common mistakes in the heat of the moment. That’s when they are most susceptible to the news....