I was a Junior Broker starting in 2007. It really wasn't that bad. I became a full-time Broker in April of 2008. Still really wasn't that bad. The market sucked, but every corporation had +6.00% paper out there to buy, so again wasn't too bad.

The real pain didnt start until October of '08 on till March of '09. I made $386 in 6 weeks. Yeah, it fucking sucked. I could've given away stocks for free and couldn't get anyone to buy. And no one would touch the anyone's paper after Lehman failed and most of the other banks/brokerages had to sell for pennies on the dollar.

This is why I laughed my ass off at all the Crypto Bros yelling at people for having cash. This won't end until people start liquidating assets and selling them for a loss. Whether it's homes, stocks, whatever. Money isn't made during shit like this, it just simply changes hands.