i came to the same conclusion about individual issues a few years back. waking up to find a stock down 30% sucks. if it happened in an index, there's bigger things to worry about. i would consider individual stocks again in 2010-13. this is the timeframe that i feel the secular bear will end from the 2000 highs and valuations will be restored enough to allow for a multi year advance in which individual stocks will outperform the indexes.
are you all in (fully invested) to play the rally you so firmly believe in as i feel that is the true test of ones convictions...the willingness to put the money where the typing finers are (gg)
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