Is this a bad time to invest or a perfect time to buy low?
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Depends on your time horizon, risk tolerance, and prospective asset class :)
So many sell signals, I'm gonna wait on investing.
Your worry will be absolutely reduced if you want to invest for long term (>5 years).
not yet brah
be patient brah
I am in the same situation man. I am waiting for that one bad thing that is gonna happen in Europe to tank the market then I"m going ape shit buying everything I can.
Market is too volatile. Who knows what could happen in the near future. I'd put my $ in safer vehicles
Italy and France are trading at P/Es of 6 and dividend yields north of 6-7% in many sectors. How much cheaper do you want them? My rule is that if the company's PE is lower than the dividend yield and they're not going bankrupt or killing people (sorry Tobacco), they're generally a smart investment.
If you have eight months of expenses in the bank, there have been worse times to buy. US stocks aren't at fire sale prices, but they're priced pretty fairly with most indices of large-caps at 11x earnings. 14-15 PEs are the historical median in the US, and PEs of 7 are generally the floor.
Europe has a number of stocks with international assets that sell into international market at 7-8 PEs. That's an earnings yield of 13%. So if you're in an industry where the economy simply needs to tread water to maintain earnings, and you don't count on a global recession (even if there is one in Europe), you're looking at 13% returns if P/Es stay this low
Don't buy if you can't stomach a 30% drop, but there have been worse times to invest for the long-term (like 2000)
i say wait for another 10% slide then buy
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