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Originally Posted by Deep_Blue
Not on a large enough scale - I like low fee, long term index funds. (and real estate, but thats beyond the scope)
Market timing is a bad idea. For every hero who tells how he timed the market, there are many more who quietly got burned. Just ride it out.
When the market goes down, stock are on sale, buy more. Selling only locks in your losses.
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Yep. I tend to park my money in indexes and hold some aside as liquid for whatever comes up. In 2009 I basically 'doubled down' on stocks and have been quite pleased at the result over the past 7+ years. I have been slowly rebalancing but otherwise keep my hands out.
When I retire I may set aside a small pool to play with and see if I can hit a geyser. But probably not. I'm just not interested enough to invest the time and energy. I have other interests -- like bucket list cars.