If you are market timing, remember you have to be right twice, once when you buy and second when you sell. Ideally, you'll come to realize that trading is a wa

If you are market timing, remember you have to be right twice, once when you buy and second when you sell. Ideally, you'll come to realize that trading is a waste of your time, and you should set and forget a regular investment flow into the Wilshire 5000 or something equally diverse. Lastly, don't let FOMO lure you into into investing in the new hotness of your age. For me, it was Internet stocks in 98-99. By the time you're hearing about it and it's productized in a way consumers can get involved, it's too late.