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You aren't serious, right ...?
You have it perfectly backwards. You want to invest when the market's down. That's when you'll be buying it at its cheapest.
Bingo!!! That’s why the market crashes like it does! Everyone (the majority) seem to stop investing or worse… Sell off when we are down! Just DCA. Dollar cost average and continue as planned! Don’t worry about the current value… Doesn’t matter until you’re ready to retire anyways!
That is a really really bad idea. Don’t do that
401k is a long term investment
Also consider any matching from your employers. It’s basically free money. Don’t miss out on that. The market will recover and you won’t want to have missed “the sale.”
If there are other circumstances you haven’t described that’d better explain your position— let us know. Do you have an emergency fund? Do you have high interest debt? Immediate need for cash?
OP expects everyone to read their mind…
Would you consider it a sound financial move to sell your house when the real estate market crashes so that you can rebuy when it’s hot again?
If no, then why would you believe differently about your retirement portfolio?
Enthusiast
Great analogy, going to borrow.
You want to get in when prices are high and leave the market when prices are low? That’s not how it works friend.
So you want to buy high and sell low?
I don’t mean this is a mean way, but how are so many people in consulting and other professional services so financially illiterate…like, how do you guys provide value to clients on financials if you have trouble with not market timing…
I’ll go against the grain here… it depends on your timeline. The market is in a downturn but this isn’t even close to a crash. It can and probably will get worse IMO. If you need the money in the next couple of years and think you can manage your money/investments better then go for it, but if you don’t need the money and far away from retirement age, I don’t see why you would stop.
Was referring to the couple of comments mocking OP as “going against the grain”
If you NEED cash, then just contribute match, but do not let the market’s short-term up or down determine whether you invest in your 401k. Once you have enough cash for your short term needs, bump up 401k as high as you can.
Meanwhile I am doubling my contributions
Enthusiast
Haha
This is the best time to be contributing.
-11% down means you can buy at a discount. Put more in…
This is exactly the time when you should be contributing more, not less.
Contribute but don't invest if you are so confident of a -11% return. Why pay tax to uncle sam.
BTFD bro - buy when it’s down, not up
You can put the money into a stable value fund. Basically cash until you want to allocate risk assets.
Pro
You could contribute to 401k for tax benefits and then allocate to money market fund if that’s what you think is best. Personally I don’t time they market when investing long term.