<prompt> Human: As a 27 year old who has been investing into my 401k and IRA since the bull market has started should I have any specific reason to be excited that it is happening now? With bear markets and bull markets inevitably happening multiple times over the next 30 years, there really isnt any point in caring what happens now is there?  <response>: two quotes from prominent investors come to mind: You make most of your money in a bear market, you just dont realize it at the time. Shelby Cullom DavisFar more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections or trying to anticipate corrections than has been lost in the corrections themselves. Peter Lynchyou should be excited because theres been a long period of bull market growth. you should be excited for the next bear market, because stocks will be on sale for an average of 18-24 months and then youll see massive growth when the bear market transitions to another bull market. 