Here is an hypothetical example of someone who only invested just before a crash in SP 500: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2014/02/worlds-worst-market-timer/

Here is an hypothetical example of someone who only invested just before a crash in SP 500: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2014/02/worlds-worst-market-timer/ https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2014/02/worlds-worst-market... Spoiler: time in market beats timing the market, historycally.