What a difference a year can make. After growth stocks were Wall Street's savior in 2021, they were primarily responsible for dragging the major indexes into a bear market last year. The growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 -- an index comprised of the 100 largest nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange -- each plunged 33% in 2022.

Thankfully, when there's pain on Wall Street, you can always find opportunity. You see, every double-digit percentage decline in the major stock indexes throughout history has eventually given way to new all-time highs, courtesy of a bull market rally. It means every sizable pullback is a buying opportunity if you're a long-term investor.

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