It is the time to start and invest in the markets?

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Originally Posted by MaxPowers

What do you think about regularly putting money into ETFs like Vanguard energy/REIT/Tech/Finance? I want to invest but do not have the time to constantly research and keep up with individual companies. I know I may not get as much gain, but at least it has a chance to work its way up.

I think this is reasonable. I am doing just that during this decline....nibbling on ETF's for long-term holds.

[snafu]

MaxPowers: It depends on your age and risk tolerance. You need to be able to sleep at night. When the market gets this choppy, I tend to drop investment $$$ into my Dividend ETF whose top 10 holdings are stocks I would buy if I were truly wealthy. This week I'm waiting to see June 10th results.

[MaxPowers]

I am 26 so I have room for risk
What dividend ETF do you have? Vanguard's? What happens on June 10?
Also, looking at dividend ETFs, I usually only see them having like 2% dividends. Isn't this kinda low?

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I'm Canadian, holding ishares, DJ Canadian Select Div. XDV-T YTD 11.09% and XFN-T which is Canadian Financials which have been remarkable. The problem with naming any specific investment is that while it's been excellent until now, I don't know what will happen going forward. I set stop loss parameters on major holdings...do you?

[thesmartnickel]

This past week was brutal. It is extremely difficult to time the markets so you are better off, in my opinion, investing a little bit over time. Going with diversified ETFs is probably the safest bet in the long-run, but if you want a lot of gains, stock-picking becomes extremely important, especially in a declining market.

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