When things seem too good to be true on Wall Street, they usually are.

For more than a century, the stock market has stood tall as the premier wealth creator, with stocks generating a higher average annual return than bonds, commodities, and real estate. But getting from Point A to B can often be an adventure.

Just five months ago, the unveiling of President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy sent the benchmark S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -0.64% ) , growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC -1.15% ) , and ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI -0.20% ) spiraling lower. The S&P 500 endured its fifth-steepest two-day percentage decline since 1950 , while the Nasdaq Composite plummeted into its first bear market in three years.

However, sentiment on Wall Street can shif

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