mix of different asset classes said rishad manekia founder of kairos capitalso what should investors do in such a scenariono need to paniclong term investors need to look at the bigger picture and stay put if the market is on its knees today in the coming few days it will be up again it is best to do nothing as a longterm investor as the wave continues to flow with both upward and downward thresholds additionally it is an open window to buy more stocks for longterm investment as the prices are on the downward threshold while inflation is not going anywhere and will impact profits of corporates in the near term in the medium to long term there are many companies with good fundamentals robust financials and competitive advantages that are going to perform well further india is better placed than its peers with respect to growth factors and the ability to fight the current inflation thus the current uncertain times are best to lap up such quality stocks and investors can use the buy on dips strategy said meenainvest as much as you can after saving enough for the next 5 yearsa stock market crash is no good news for the shortterm marketers and it is always disturbing the common reason for this is the money involved in the market is actually the money taken as a loan or by submission of entire assets we do not recommend any marketer to invest money in the stock market without saving enough for the next 5 years said brokerage nirmal bang blindly investing in the stock market is no good and will ultimately lead to heavy losses if you are investing in stocks today ensure you have enough fuel left if the money is taken away invest certain money in the stock market which is meaningless to you so even if the money is drowned tomorrow you are still running with the regular stream of income the brokerage addedfind the gems in this period and buy more stockswhen the market crashes there will be stocks that will be creating new profit records 510 years from now and there will be stocks that will be wiped out during that period investors should be able to identify one from the other and invest accordingly lossmaking companies with leveraged balance sheets should have no place in the portfolio no matter how attractive their valuations however even if you have to pay slightly expensive valuations for good quality companies you should go ahead and pay them buying quality names at every dip and steering clear of junk should be the mantra said rahul shahcohead of research at equitymasterdiversify income portfoliomake sure you build enough assets outside the stock market that can ensure continuous money flow even when the stock market crashes diversifying the income portfolio can reduce the impact of the stock market crash a continuous running stream of income ensures you are financially stable even after the stock market crash diversifying helps ensure