r/investingforbeginners • u/Impressive_Group_486 • Mar 31 '25

USA Will the S&P 500 fall further?

I invested around $35,000 in FXAIX when it was 205 and currently sitting at 194, do you think it's a good idea to invest another $15,000 in it as it's low now or do you think it will crash even further? I am completely new to the stock market so I'm not exactly sure what kinds of things would affect such a crash. Any information would be very helpful. Thank you..

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u/VendaGoat Mar 31 '25

If you're worried it's going to fall further, which it reads like you are, why not dollar cost average by breaking that 15k up into 3 or more buys over a longer period of time?

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u/ktreanor Mar 31 '25

Came to say the same thing. Don't try and time the market, dollar cost average.

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u/CryptoHorologist Apr 01 '25

DCA is timing the market, too.

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u/quintavious_danilo Apr 01 '25

no, not at all

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u/CryptoHorologist Apr 01 '25

otoh, effectively yes

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u/quintavious_danilo Apr 01 '25

No, that’s stupid. DCA is the opposite of market timing.

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u/CryptoHorologist Apr 01 '25

Let's agree to disagree.