Short-term uncertainty has led to a golden opportunity for long-term investors.When examined over long stretches, stocks stand atop the pedestal in terms of annualized return, relative to all other asset classes. But this doesn't mean the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.33%), S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.13%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.13%) move from Point A to B in a straight line.Stock market corrections, bear markets, and even crashes are normal, healthy, and inevitable aspects of investing on Wall Street ...