Even after accounting for Thursday's ginormous rally following a lower-than-expected change in the year-over-year inflation rate, the stock market is having a rough go of things in 2022. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and tech-dependent Nasdaq Composite have all plunged into bear market territory.

But when there's pain on Wall Street, there's also opportunity. Historically, stock market crashes, corrections, and bear markets have represented the ideal time for long-term investors to put their money to work. I certainly lump myself in that category of patient/buy-and-hold investor types.

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