U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.

It's easy to get side-tracked by the news investors are bombarded with every day. One day the news is positive, the next it's negative. This article shows how to cut to the chase rather than subjecting yourself to this emotional, and financial, rollercoaster.

The most probable investment outcomes never appear in the newspaper in advance.