Leaving your money invested for years to let it grow — and ride out bad markets.

• A. Pay Yourself First
• B. Saving
• C. Long-Term Investing
• D. Yield

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is holding money in investments for many years to grow and to ride out market downturns. Over a long time, compounding lets returns generate their own returns, and you can benefit from the market’s overall upward trend. Staying invested means you don’t lock in losses by selling during a bear market and you participate in the recovery when prices rebound. In the long run, the volatility along the way is outweighed by the growth potential of the invested funds.

This isn’t about budgeting (paying yourself first) or simply stashing money away in saving accounts, which usually yield little growth. It’s also not about the income rate or returns alone (yield). The emphasis here is on the strategy of keeping money invested for years to grow despite short-term market drops.