If August was bad, September could be worse for the markets

Suzanne Woolley Bloomberg News - September is the worst month for markets, historically, though compared to this August's turmoil an average 1.1 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index seems tame. In case the past month's volatility was just a warm-up, you might want to reflect on the power of some basics the tumult brought to light. You could think of them as investing mantras for volatile markets.  A six-year bull run without that many big blips may have made a fairly steady ride feel like the new normal. As