One of the few guarantees Wall Street offers investors is short-term volatility. Since this decade began, the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S 500, and growth stock-powered Nasdaq Composite have traded off bear and bull markets in successive years.

However, patience has a way of paying off on Wall Street. Since every correction and bear market throughout history has eventually given way to a resounding bull market, it's always an opportune time to put your money to work on Wall Street if you have a long-term investing mindset.

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