The market tanked 600 points today! (Should you care?)

The market tanked over 600 points today.  It was down almost 1,000 points at the low.

Eek!

One of my investing mentors used to say to imagine the market is like a person running a never-ending,

Forrest Gump-style marathon.

It can’t run forever.  Every once in a while it needs to take a breather.

Today was a breather.  (And there’s probably more rest stops dead ahead.) 

So should you care?  

Not unless you’re the type of person who likes to watch paint dry.

Otherwise, it’s pretty uninteresting.