Investing on Wall Street has been quite the adventure since this decade began, with all three major indexes alternating between bear and bull markets in successive years. Although the broad-based S 500 and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite managed respective gains of 24% and 43% in 2023, both indexes are still below their record-closing highs set more than two years ago.

To short-term traders, this lack of progress is undoubtedly disappointing. But for long-term-minded investors, any notable dip in the major indexes represents a surefire buying opportunity. That's because every stock market correction, bear market, and crash throughout history (save for the 2022 bear market) has eventually been recouped by a bull market rally.

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