Stock Market Crash

Week of Jan. 4, 1988
The October stock-market crash briefly shatters investor confidence. Many ordinary American investors are directly affected, thanks to the 80s surge of baby-boomer investments in mutual funds. But the market recovers rapidly, and by year's end, most investors who have stood pat actually come out ahead.

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