# In an op-ed, Professor Lex Zaharoff argues that investors should not react to recent turbulence in the stock market

1 Faculty News October 18, 2018 ![Senior Women Web logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/seniorwomenweb192x144.jpg?itok=6WkO5yke)>

Excerpt from [SeniorWomenWeb](http://www.seniorwomen.com/news/index.php/another-turbulent-day-on-the-market-three-reasons-to-do-nothing) -- "When we hear about economic growth or record corporate earnings, we are being told about past performance. While the past may continue for a time, it won’t indefinitely, and an investment’s current value is based only on future returns."

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