Here's an article from the depths of the past, from August of 1982 which was right around the time that the bull market began to take off. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/15/business/081582DARKDAYS.html Makes for an interesting read. When I first pulled it up and started reading the first paragraphs I had to go back and look at the date since I thought he was talking about today. It just goes to show that most people don't really know what the hell they are talking about.