<prompt> Human: I decided to invest in VASGX Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund just over 2 weeks ago as I had the extra money and because it looks like a great fund average of 7.39 growth per year over the past decade. To my surprise and my luck, of course, the fund has tumbled a massive 2.18 over the mere 16 days that Ive had it.While this isnt money that I will absolutely need, so Im not terribly worried, its pretty surprising to see a fund that has historically done so well do so poorly right as I invest in it.Is this just a short term trend? Are mutual funds typically this volatile?Assistant: Youre investing in a mutual fund for the very long term-- measured in years. Looking at performance in a scale measured in days, weeks, or individual years isnt productive, and will do a lot to make you crazy. Human: Thank you, this is what I was thinking.I guess when I thought about a mutual fund increasing 8 over a year that would amount to something like 0.02 change per day, not 1 or more per day today dropped like 1.2 or something.I suppose I should just ignore it and not check up on it daily.  <response>: there was a big sell off today, likely everyone who is indexed or in a mutual fund took a hit 