And eurozone countries appear to be running out of patience with Greece.

BBC: Eurozone states want Greece out, says Venizelos

Polls show that though the public is willing to wait the process out, the virtue of patience would seem to be evenly divided.

CNN: Gore content to let recounts play out

If you jump in and out of the market because of a lack of patience, your returns will often be a fraction of what the market returns, robbing you of the longer-term benefits of investing.

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