That could be bullish for the stock market if the household sector concludes that real estate is not the place for speculative gains any more.

The Dow is more a barometer of the economy and not so much the stock market. The photography sector isn't all that crucial to the economy.

Government pensions, built into law and mostly protected from stock market vagaries, are the envy of the private sector.

Real estate prices have somewhat moved in tandem with the stock market, and it's no coincidence real estate prices in Palo Alto (Calif.) have gone through the roof as technology stocks have gone through the roof, ... There's absolutely no doubt you can potentially make money if the market goes up.

The stock market never sleeps,even in a blinding market recession it continues to thrive for those who know how to see opportunities.

The stock market is like life,no certainty,for a company can be the best performing stock this year & the worst performing stock the following year.