Anyone with a 401k or other retirement account can't let stuff like this bother them. The Chinese economy is having a serious issue right now and the ripple effect is bound to affect the global market. It's been almost 7 years since there was a serious market correction so this has been way overdue anyway. As long as things stabilize when I retire (which will be reasonably soon), I'm not going to get too twisted about it. My wife and I have diversified our investments (not that I'm anywhere close to being rich by any means) in areas that are bound to be solid when it comes time to start cashing out. Our house is paid for, both my cars are paid for (not including my '69 XKE which was bequeathed to me), kids are done with school (Well, almost. My son still has a year to go to get his Masters) so our debt load is extremely low. We don't live an extravagant lifestyle by any means so I'm just not that worried about it. It's amazing how little money you really need to live on when you have low or zero debt. My advice to any young person is to invest in real estate and stay out of the revolving debt treadmill. That formula has worked pretty well for Donald Trump and it will for you too.