Recent market weakness has many investors worried about what it could mean for their returns, but in the long run, sell-offs and the volatility that globally diversified investors face are just small speed bumps in your goal.

News cycles can be negative, while the stock market continues to trend upwards in 2023. Market sell-offs tend to feed upon itself, culminating in a few days of intense losses — but this is always temporary. Most of the time, bad years are followed by good recovery years.

We shouldn’t automatically assume what has happened before, will happen again; however, what has happened in the past can serve as a guide on what to expect. With 2022 having recorded a double-digit loss for investors, what should we expect for 2023 and beyond?