5 Investments That Can Save You When the Stock Market Goes Haywire

The Wall Street scare that spooked investors in February proved to be a false alarm, showing how risky it can be to flee the stock market out of fear.

But it was the start of something.

Even though the selloff didn't turn into a full-fledged bear market, stocks have entered a new, bumpier phase — as evidenced by Thursday's 724-point decline in the Dow Jones industrial average.