Newbie in investing. Have 50k saved and would like to invest in index. What is the best time (now vs after new year) to do that?

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You technically have until mid April 2021 to close any IRAs for 2020. My philosophy is to invest sooner rather than later and do it consistently. Nerd Wallet has a lot of great resources/ information.

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