And then they went up, and then hit an all-time high a little while ago, and there seems to be a bit of a swoon now (2019-08).
For most people, the best thing to do is ignore the news, and put away a little each month automatically ("pay yourself first"). Dollar cost averaging is a thing that works well in most situations.
On 2018-12-24 the S&P 500 tanked, and a lot of people were freaking out:
* https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/12/buying-when-stocks-...
* https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/12/5-thoughts-on-the-m...
* https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/12/the-forgotten-bear-...
And then they went up, and then hit an all-time high a little while ago, and there seems to be a bit of a swoon now (2019-08).
For most people, the best thing to do is ignore the news, and put away a little each month automatically ("pay yourself first"). Dollar cost averaging is a thing that works well in most situations.