Title: 5 Tips for Being a Disciplined Investor | Inc.com
Headings: 5 Tips for Being a Disciplined Investor
5 Tips for Being a Disciplined Investor
If you want to find success with investing, you must remain disciplined. Here's how.
1. Start Investing Early and Often
2. Don't Let Emotions Dictate Behavior
3. Respect the Cyclical Nature of the Market
4. Balance Your Portfolio
5. Don't Touch It
Slow, Steady, and Strategic

Content: 2. Don't Let Emotions Dictate Behavior
There should be nothing emotional about investing. While it's hard to gain and lose money without feeling twinges of excitement and fear, you have to insulate yourself against external factors. This will allow you to stay the course when positive and negative events happen. 3. Respect the Cyclical Nature of the Market
If you have a bunch of money tied up in the stock market, it's easy to get nervous when there's steep downward movement. However, disciplined investors understand that the market is cyclical and there will be periods of growth and decline. Just recently, we experienced a rather significant market correction, which MarketBeat describes as a 10 percent decline from a recent peak. While a lot of people jumped ship when they saw the markets plunging, disciplined investors simply shrugged their shoulders and saw it as an opportunity to stay put and invest more. Over time, this correction will become nothing more than a blip on the radar.