Everything happens for a reason. The Universe has an interesting way of steering our journey, throwing us into hardships only because it is the road we need to take to get where we are going.. We just need to figure out why she steered us through that path - the hint is that it was in order to teach you something that you will need to continue along the right path ;)
So the theories go... although I probably still woulda preferred to cash out at least half! Ha!