<prompt> Human: Im new to investing and my gut is currently churning. Im hoping some level heads here can help me see the big picture! I received a chunk of money about a year ago after the passing of my grandfather. I knew I should get it invested but anxiety kept me from doing so. The money sat motionless in my savings account until two weeks ago, when I finally bit the bullet and moved a large chunk of it into an investment account for retirement through Betterment and installed their iPhone app so I could keep an eye on how things were doing. It went up over 500 the first day, which was fun. But now, two weeks after opening the account, I have 2,500 LESS than what I put in. My allocation what was recommended based on my long term goals is 90 stocks and 10 bonds. I just keep thinking about the fact that I lost a mortgage payment and a car payment in the first two weeks. Its kinda making me panic and long for the days of checking my bank account and seeing a non-moving number sitting in my savings.  <response>: Dont look at it. If this is retirement money, just dont look at it.Betterment will do rebalancing for you. Stay the course. If you obsessively check your balances youll want to pull it out to spend on something eventually. Just leave it tf alone. 