There's no denying that things are ugly right now for the investing community. Through this past weekend, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and technology-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), were all, respectively, mired in a bear market with peak-to-trough losses of between 22% and 34%.

Although the magnitude of unrealized losses during bear markets can be unnerving to tenured and new investors alike, history has shown time and again that sizable declines in the broader market are the perfect opportunity for patient investors to pounce. That's because every double-digit percentage drop in the major indexes, including the Nasdaq, has eventually been put in the rearview mirror by a bull market rally.

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