The Smartest Index ETF to Buy With $2,000 Right Now

With the market sitting near all-time highs, a lot of investors might start second-guessing whether now is the right time to put money to work in stocks. However, waiting for a pullback could hurt you in the long run.A J.P. Morgan study looked at every trading day going back to 1950 and found that the market actually hits a new high about 7% of the time. Meanwhile, on nearly a third of those occasions, investors never saw a lower price. This can lead to a cycle of regret and continuing to sit in cash while stocks keep climbing higher. The better way to approach this is to start investing now and then keep adding to your position on a regular basis, regardless of what the market does. This is called dollar-cost averaging, and it helps take emotion out of the equation. It's also been proven to be one of the simplest and most effective ways to build wealth over time.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool