EF stock game

[Nika]

So we keep part of our EF in the stock market (we have reasonably stable jobs).

Besides a tiny monthly autoinvest, I have a rule -- add $100 to a mutual fund I like for each 100 points the market is down on that day.

so if the market is down 200 points, I have to add $200.

That way it keeps me from investing on the high, and keeps the balance from dipping too low. And when market recovers, I have more in the EF than before. And it keeps me investing in turbulent times.

[Folio Explorer]

That's a clever strategy... I might use it myself. My strategy has been to listen for news anchors lamenting a terrible week or month on wall st. When I hear that news, I contribute ~1/4 of the contribution limit to my IRA.

[feh]

Mathematics aside - anything you consider to be part of your EF should not be in the stock market.