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Take a deep breath and repeat: the sky is not falling, the sky is ... stock stress understandable, but pay attention to possible opportunities, planners say.

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No joking about it, it's a bear out there. In June the U.S. stock market dropped 10.2%, the biggest loss for the month of June since the 1929 Great Depression. With the market down about 20% since October 2007, that is a lot of grief and stress for investors as $2.1 trillion in stock value has been lost.

Financial analysts recommend taking the long view, relying on historic averages that show over the long term the stock market will rebound. Still, they acknowledge it is a tough and anxious time for investors.

"Investing during bear markets can be treacherous, but it offers great opportunity for those willing to deal with the volatility," said Ashby M. Foote HI, chief investment officer, Vector Money Management, Jackson. "It will try your emotions and it is important for investors to stay within their risk comfort zone. The current bear market has the added feature that the sector under the most duress is the financial sector which, of course, is the same sector that includes the professional investor business. So we have Wall...

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