"Sell in May and go away"

This saying was thought to be a warning for investors to divest their holdings in May and buy back in November. The reasoning back then was lower trading volumes due to reduced participants in this period. This seemed to hold true as from 1950 to 2013, returns were indeed lower compared to the Nov-Apr period.

However, statistical analysis done recently showed that this may not be true anymore. Look no further than last year for an example.

Irregardless if the market goes up or down during this period, I will be holding. A reminder for those thinking of selling now due to recent volatility... Time in the market always beats timing the market. Think long term, and all these corrections will just be barely visible dips.