It hasn't been easy to be a stock investor in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic sent countless tech and retail stocks soaring in 2021 as lockdowns saw consumers invest in home offices and entertainment hardware. However, spikes in inflation curbed spending the following year, with a sell-off leading the Nasdaq Composite to plunge 33% in 2022.

A recovery in 2023 saw the market swing the opposite way once again, with the same index rising 43% last year. The chart below illustrates the yo-yo motion the market has taken over the last three years.

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Source Fool.com