long term I mean 10, 20, 30 years.

Some people say yes, because my horizon are these years, long after trump is gone, but I wonder if I should wait till after the midterms or after the presidential election.

  • AF_R [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Yes. Dollar-cost-averaging continuously into a diversified total market index-based fund beats the vast vast vast vast majority of non-insider-traders. Check out the boglehead philosophy of investing. And the logical conclusion to it, the VT and chill strategy.

    There are three ways to make money in the market. Gamble, know the result beforehand, or dollar cost average. The second and third options have a 100% success rate and I’m not a senator so I know what I picked.