Stocks are through the floor today, and no one could have predicted it. It’s the nature of the market of course, but try telling that to those who have invested their retirement into the market. There are many angles with which we could approach this, both socially, emotionally, and logically. But for now, we'll stick with the logic. 1000 points or more snot only a huge loss for the day, but in the future it will truly cost the average American much more than they expect. This is because of a principle known as opportunity cost.
