Whether you're a relatively new investor or have been putting your money to work on Wall Street for decades, there's never been a year quite like 2022. Thus far, the bond market has had its worst year in history, while the broad-based S&P 500, which is often viewed as the most encompassing barometer of U.S. stock market health, fell more on a percentage basis in the first six months of the year than it had since 1970.

But the worst pain of all has been reserved for the technology-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), which plunged as much as 38% on a peak-to-trough basis following its November 2021 high. Though all three major U.S. stock indexes fell into the grips of a bear market in 2022, the Nasdaq has fared the worst.

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