Quote from nutmeg:
People got burned in 2000 dotcom market. Next up was real estate. Those that got burned in stocks invested in real estate. We are all trying to gather up some retirement funds. Some traded up homes others tried investment real estate. There is going to be some fallout in confidence in this country.
I doubt following the course from failed stock investing to failed real estate investing is going to lead to another try in stocks. It is too short of a time span. As if people are going to have any money to invest anyways.