It helped to have healthy cash reserves at the right time. Although, I am not too confident of choosing individual company stocks, I picked a number of ETFs in the past few weeks – US and foreign ones.

Best place to invest is ETF,
That’s what one of the professors from Rotterdam School of Management has advised and proved in his blog. (Link to article available on the name). Not sure if there are some pitfalls to the ETF investments. Will other readers be kind enough to throw some light on ETF investments and tell whether the article really is worth considering?

I laugh at volatility.

I haven’t checked in for a while. I hope all is well. I like this post–it reminds me of a letter I sent to clients recently. I explained to them that certain people are “investors” and others are “traders.” If you’re an investor, volatility shouldn’t scare you away. It should do as you said–present an opportunity to purchase more shares at a lower price, reducing your average cost per share. I think the economy is strong and investors should stay the course!

Russell

However, I would wait a little bit to invest. Recently, the market has been extremely volatile, and has swung from positive to negative in the space of one day. While this may help hedge funds that thrive off volatility, as a long-term investor in the stock market, I suggest waiting for the market to stabilize a bit more before investing more of your money. In the meantime, keep the money in a short CD or money market account – you can also look into banks for their good interest rates.