Comment by James Scott on September 20, 2009 at 10:50am

I've been having the same thoughts. Especially when you consider the huge run we have had and the potential for a bunch of big investors to take some profits and send the market back down a bit. Then again, you never know. The surge in stocks might bering more people in and the run could continue as the economy keeps getting better.

This is why I usually just invest every month and try to make sure I am diversified in my investments. It is hard to predict and beat the market. Many people try to do it by actively trading stocks, but most fail to beat the market.

Cheers to everyone who continued to invest every month and bought some good value when the market was at the bottom.

I put extra money into the market when it was around 7,000. This means I went outside of my usual invest every month philosophy. Maybe this means I also would be smart to invest less now that I think a small correction might be coming??? Being in tune with where the market generally is does give us certain advantages over most investors, but it still is a hard game to play.

Comment by Vitaly Indinko on October 14, 2009 at 9:16pm

I wanted to put in some extra money when the markets were down, but I didn't have the nerve. Good for you!

Comment by paul on October 15, 2009 at 4:18pm

It does take nerve to invest when everyone else is so down on the market and to invest less when everyone is so high on the market. Contrarian thinking (and guts) is usually the requirement for investing success.

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