A picture speaks a thousand words (or maybe only two)...?
(Images: http://www.businessinsider.com/corporate-profits-finally-top-out-2012-8, http://moneymattersblog.com/lpl-financial-research/weekly-market-commentary-may-9-2011/, http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-hows-our-bear-market-doing-2009-6, and http://evstudio.info/a-bicycle-city-requires-bicycle-infrastructure/)
Michael J. Panzner