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It's easy to freak out as you watch your net worth decline by the day, but as any seasoned investor will tell you, it's important to silence the noise and focus on long-term returns. Protect your portfolio by avoiding three of the worst mistakes investors make in a bear market.

During a bear market, stocks tend to rise sharply and lose steam, putter around and then collapse back down.

The 52-week high and low for a stock represents the highest closing price and the lowest closing price the stock has traded at over a 52-week period.