&quot;We all got hurt in some way by the GFC.&quot;<p>Worth noting that the GFC was one of the best times in history to buy stocks.  I&#x27;d be in a terrible situation right now if it wasn&#x27;t for the GFC: I bought some brand name stocks (supermarkets, mining, banking) at huge discounts.  One of them more than tripled in price in 5 years and is still throwing off a 20% cash dividend every year.<p>Don&#x27;t give up.  You never know when a Black Swan event might swing things in a way that benefits you.  And Millennials have so much online access to education about stock market trading, E-Trade, online banking, and new things like crowdfunding that just weren&#x27;t around before.  It&#x27;s not easy for Millennials, but there&#x27;s a lot of amazing opportunities that other generations would be jealous of.