Author: William Patalon III, Money Morning

In short, barring a Great Depression, history shows that after a huge down month for stocks, the odds are strong your investments will be much higher one year, three years, and five years from now.

We can look at it and say — with confidence — “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

This is a quintessential wealth-building opportunity.

For investors who hold their nerve and accumulate stocks like this one on their unstoppable upward arc, there should be untold wealth.

The historic crash of 1987 was an “inflection point” in my life. It brought good things to me. And it now allows me to “pay it forward” — to find ways to help you. With this in mind, here are my four “Crash Credos” for cleaning up in the long run.