Stocks On Sale By Arne Alsin About this article: Most investors are woefully underinvested in stocks. Many have allocated a tiny fraction of what they should allocate to stocks and some are out of the market entirely, saying it'll be a long, long time before they get back in. Like never. It's a huge mistake. But it's also a perfectly understandable mistake. The mega-bear market that ended in March wasn't just the worst decline since the Great Depression. It was the topper, a crushing crescendo to 10 years of abysmal performance. Investors have been slapped around since the market first cracked in 2000 -- to the tune of a 25% loss for the decade if they've been invested in big-cap stocks and 40% or more if they've been invested in Nasdaq or small stocks. It's been an ugly decade, a lost decade for many investors, particularly for those who first started investing in stocks during... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200.

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