Recently received my yearly bonus (not that much, ~3k take home). I want to dump this all in the market but I’m wondering if now is a good time given the soar or if I should wait. Is “time in market > timing market” always applicable???

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Just spread it out over several weeks. If you see a dip that reaches a several months low, maybe you add a bit more that week. But of course you'll never know what a real low or real high is for your investing time frame. For $3k that will grow for many years, don't over think it.

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Usually December and January are the two best months for stock market. I’d invest soon, if you are holding for longer term, more than 2-3 years, I wouldn’t overthink it.

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Yeah just buy and don’t look back. If you’re not sure what to pick just pick an index like VOO or VTI

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Just put it in at once. And keep adding to it.

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