Nervous about money? History can help

This country's economic crisis has all of us wondering what the future holds. Will President-elect Barack Obama be able to reinvigorate the economy? When will the housing market rebound? How is the holiday season going to play out in terms of retail sales? For months, economists have been debating these issues. After all, that's a big part of their job. But for the average investor, it might be better to focus on the past. I'm not talking about the last couple of years; rather, I'm talking about the past couple hundred years. We can learn a lot from the historical ups and downs of the stock market.

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