Stock market corrections and bear markets are a normal part of the long-term investing cycle. Nevertheless, substantial downside in equities tends to catch investors off guard. The 2022 bear market, which saw the three major U.S. stock indexes deliver their worst returns since 2008, provides a perfect example.

When equities head lower or uncertainty builds on Wall Street, investors will always try to find the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Over the past two years, stocks enacting splits have been that ray of positivity.

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