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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by twoheadedboy on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:07PM (#20759735)
Yeah I get that. What about for people like me who are trying to enter the market? I'm wondering if it's worth it to wait and see, or if I should just not worry too much and invest now anyway.
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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by icelancer on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:07PM (#20759746)
The next $1000 I put into my retirement accounts is no different than your first $1000.
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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by notJim on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:36PM (#20760111)
Time in market beats timing the market.
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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by czbond on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @04:07PM (#20761138)
True, but time in market with educated and not naive timing beats "time in market". Edit: "naive", and that I simply mean to time ETF payments with awareness and possibly technical indicators.
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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by mywittyname on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:24PM (#20759966)
On average, buying now is cheaper than buying later. And you can't time the market.

You're going to be contributing to this for years and years, so where the market was at when you invested your first dollar will be meaningless.

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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by astura on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:22PM (#20759946)
No, its absolutely not "worth" it to "wait and see" unless you have proven clairvoyance. Just invest for the future when you have the money to invest - stock market should be for the long term.
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Re:Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negat... by wil421 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @03:00PM (#20760402)
Minimum 3 months of savings, pay off high interest debt, and max out 401k or at very least max out your employer match. Max out employee stock purchase programs and sell quickly.
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