Hold on, the stock market will bounce back! It may take a year or two.
or 4 or 5
How long did it take for the stock market to recover from the crash of 1929?
Maybe a young buck could ride that out, but I sure wouldn't want to leave my money in stocks if we have a catastrophe like 29. I wouldn't live long enough to see the recovery.
I'm not predicting such a thing, but it all looks shaky as hell these days.