It's amazing what a difference a year can make on Wall Street. In 2021, the broader market was virtually unstoppable, with all three major U.S. stock indexes seemingly notching one new high after another. In 2022, the wheels fell off and all three indexes tumbled into a bear market.

Although the stock market remains unpredictable over relatively short periods, the long-term trend for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S 500, and Nasdaq Composite is well defined: up. Since every previous correction and bear market throughout history has eventually (key word!) been cleared away by a bull market, every sizable decline in the major indexes is a buying opportunity.

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