Admit it. I thought you too! Or late at least some of your darker moments. Would not it be better to withdraw from the market only for a short time? Or walk, why not at least made up some sign of stability, which tends to you at the same time, that warm, fuzzy type of feeling in this average by the market.

Today I read a great article in the business section of the New York Times entitled “Down and Out … right?” Dear Ron mentioned that some people have already acted on instinct and threw in the towel. In just the first six days of October, investors pulled $ 19000000000 money in mutual funds for U.S. stocks!

And you say you have not thought of?

What we all want is security! The rage of the financial turmoil caused our IRA, 401K and other long-term investments dwarf. In October 2007, the DJI reached today, a year later, we are up 35%! Why not withdraw our money for a little while and put it in a money market by the FDIC insured comfortable or CD?

It would be nice, would not it?

But in truth you are just under a different gamble. The fact is that you play the market timing game, and good luck for that! If you knew what you really do, you would have paid if things have reached a peak a year ago. But you do not, have you done? And why? The investment was very pretty on paper, look at the time, they were not. Who would sell if things are called? ” » Read more: Should You Pull Your Money Out of the Stock Market Until You See Some Stability?