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russ_watters
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Less effort is a good reason, but the risk is definitely not the same in buying now vs waiting. You're more likely to miss-out on gains than profit from a temporary dip.scompi said:My point is: nobody knows what's going to happen, not even the professionals. Choosing to invest everything today versus waiting for a lower entry point carries the same risk (in my opinion, based only on my experience). I choose to invest everything today because it is less work and requires less thought, freeing my mind for things I can actually control.
Talk of individual stocks is, to me, a separate issue: it's trying to beat the market on picking, which is another thing amateurs can't reliably do.