Your eyes aren't deceiving you: It's been an abysmal year on Wall Street. Since achieving a record close during the first week of January, the benchmark S&P 500 has gone on to lose as much as 24% of its value. Furthermore, its first-half return was its worst in 52 years.

But things have proven even more challenging for the growth-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Since mid-November, the Nasdaq has plummeted as much as 34%. While all three major U.S. indexes are in a bear market, none has had its proverbial teeth kicked in quite like the Nasdaq.

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