Wall Street has taken investors on quite the ride in 2022. Through the first half of the year, the benchmark S&P 500 delivered its worst first-half return since 1970. Meanwhile, the bond market is working on its worst return in history. There have been few ways to escape the onslaught.

However, double-digit-percentage declines in the stock market aren't known for lasting long. Historically, bull markets last substantially longer than corrections and bear markets. What's more, every crash, correction, and bear market throughout history has eventually been cleared away by a long-term rally. In other words, buying during the dips makes a lot of sense -- and Wall Street analysts know it.

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