the turbulence and swings have wrecked havoc in my portfolio.
and have taught me the importance of stop loss when trading and to be agile instead of stubborn. but also have faith to invest in long term holdings when a predetermined point was reached rather than panic sell or hold off buying

new here and new to investing.
trying to learn to cope by having diversified portfolio of mostly companies with positive cashflow mostly and some growth companies with negative earnings still.  not sure how that will work out in long term
super sad about facebook dropping like a rock though

long term investment pays more with little stress and no need to keep looking at market and worrying so can sleep easy every night.
just need to look for good companies with strong fundamentals and strong balance sheet and a bonus if have good growth.
like berkshire, google.
buy and keep long long

there are too many mistakes made. but three biggest is greed by not sticking to stop loss when hoping price will correct with time. it is important to set stop loss and stick with it.