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Perspective on the September Stock Market Slump

The stock market fell over 4% last month in a move that produced many attention-grabbing headlines. In this video from "The Five" from Motley Fool Live, recorded on Oct. 12, Fool contributors Jose Najarro, Brian Withers, and Demitri Kalogeropoulos put September's stock market decline in perspective that shows how strong the past decade (and the most recent year) have been for investor returns. Brian Withers: I'm looking at the total return for the S&P. This is how I get the number for the show.