[adam_fallon_]

You're forgetting the fundamental rule of the stock market.

Buy low, Sell high.

[refurb]

Exactly.

The people that got in in 2008 made out like bandits. The people that wait until 2010 or later missed out on a lot of the gains.

[akvadrako]

The people that bought right before the crash also made out like bandits. It’s impossible to time the market, just buy if you have money.

[_delirium]

[deleted, got numbers wrong]

[refurb]

If you invested when the S&P peaked (June 2007) and held until now, you'd have an annualized return of 6.8% (dividends reinvested), according to this calculator.

If you look at June 2007 to Feb 2020 (missing the current dip), the return is 8.75%.

https://dqydj.com/sp-500-return-calculator/

[refurb]

Agree 100%.

[ninkendo]

> Buy low, Sell high.

Come up with a good definition of "low" and "high" when you don't know the short/medium term future, and you'll have figured out this whole "investing" thing better than anyone else!