Coronavirus: Should You Invest Now or Wait Until the Stock Market Improves?
The stock market has experienced some wild rides over the past century, but the coronavirus pandemic has caused one of the biggest market drops in history. The Dow fell more than 23% and experienced its worst first quarter in history this year, and this quarter has been the S&P 500's worst since 2008, dropping 20%.
Investing when the market is down can seem counterintuitive, and it might feel as if you're throwing your money in the fire. After all, why invest now if there's a good chance the country will fall deeper into a recession?
However, there are a few good reasons to invest now -- and also a couple of situations where investing might do more harm than good.
Source Fool.com
