Typical shortsighted viewpoint. Perhaps we should be comparing over a longer timeframe....perhaps a 10 year period?
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=azRby9JhxPH0
"Investors who put $10,000 in stocks on Dec. 31, 1999, have $9,090 now, while the same amount in 10-year...