I would not disbelieve that you think we're in a bear market now, because we have one or two others on the forum who have been saying the same thing for quite a while, as we kept making ATH since those past declarations.
But 20 years from now, I truly believe we will be higher than where we are today. We WILL be higher than 3000 in the S&P. There are some caveats to this call...
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy destroys all human life on earth...
Nuclear war destroys all life on earth...
A many-mile-wide meteor hits us and destroys all life on earth...
The Yellowstone volcano finally blows it's stack and destroys all life on earth...
Cute cats...
The list is almost endless on how we could have an S&P lower than 3000 in 20 years. But the chances are lotto-jackpot-like slim on the odds.