Over long periods, Wall Street has proved to be a bona fide moneymaker. But when examined over shorter timelines, stock market returns can be unpredictable.

Since the beginning of the decade, Wall Street's major stock indexes have navigated their way through two bear markets. Although they've rebounded in a big way from their 2022 bear market lows, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S 500, and Nasdaq Composite remain firmly below their all-time highs. What this represents is an opportunity for patient investors to pounce on plain-as-day bargains.

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