The stocks have done very well a year out. I wish I would have purchased more though but I am glad I bought what I did! I went in the end of February with two $300 purchases and then the market continued to decline so I change the increments to $100 and just made them more often. Timing the market is pretty much all luck there is no way to really know where the bottom is or the top. I feel like this experience has better prepared me for the next drop in the market. There is a lot of emotions tied to purchases and/or sales during a down market and learning to ride the wave is important if you want to be a long term successful investor.
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