Investing times?

[Big Bucks]

Is it a right time to enter the market for investments? Has the stock market bottomed yet?

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The right time to invest is usually "as soon as possible".

No one really knows where the market bottom is.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by Big Bucks

Is it a right time to enter the market for investments? Has the stock market bottomed yet?

Welcome to the site. Since you're knew, I'll point out that this is NOT a market-timing discussion forum. The time to invest is when you are ready and able to invest. Forget about finding the bottom. First of all, nobody knows when that is. Second of all, the market is up 30-40% YTD so if you were looking for a bottom, you probably missed it about 4 months ago.

[Big Bucks]

hey people, thanks for your reply..
i am planning to invest in GE...what you guys think? any wise suggestions about other investments are welcomed..

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Originally Posted by Big Bucks

hey people, thanks for your reply..
i am planning to invest in GE...what you guys think? any wise suggestions about other investments are welcomed..

My investment knowledge isn't the greatest but unless you have a lot of money and are very knowledgable about the market I'd be careful about investing a lot into a single company, even if it is G.E.. The other "G"...G.M. is a great example,among many, why this is true. Mutual funds are a much safer bet especially for the long haul.

As for a bottom, that depends on so many factors that haven't neccesarily even been revealed yet, that it's impossible to say with any certainty at all. The bigshots on Wall Street can't do it because they have no clue what next weeks, next month's, or next years news will be on any number of factors in this equation.

Hope that helps.

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Originally Posted by Big Bucks

hey people, thanks for your reply..
i am planning to invest in GE...what you guys think? any wise suggestions about other investments are welcomed..

GE is huge. Difficult to valuate, but most analysts say that it's a "safe bet". Wide moat, diversified portfolio, and has a banking arm that is being lowballed by proxy. Or so they say.

My crazy stock-trading uncle recommended GE. It's better than other recommendations in the past, but... because I can't valuate it competently, I've stayed away from it. I don't know if my father has though.

Seriously, the best way to start out investing is with mutual funds, especially index funds. In fact, you can invest in nothing but mutual funds and do perfectly fine.

[buildmybudget]

If you're unsure about how to invest your savings, than it's time to get educated. Go to Morningstar.com and you can start learning about stocks, mutual funds, and how to invest.

If you don't get anywhere, than it's time to invest in low cost, index-based funds that reflect the market. Over time they perform well(historically).

[maryannsms]

Investing is an uncertain business and you should approach it as such. Nobody can tell you when is the best time to invest your money. You have to design your investment strategy to take that into consideration.