Are vanguard Index funds really the "safe" way to go?

What I lean toward is putting it in bonds that beat inflation until a market correction, then buying in low once it bottoms out. That's considered to be trying to predict the market by a lot of people though.

The best time to invest is yesterday. Today is close enough. The market will crash in the future, but from what point will it crash, and what point will it rebound?

Don't know the answer? Nobody else is good at forecasting those either, so invest away.

>>1818961
What is the best way to short the S&P?
SDS is what I was gunna go with because 3x leverage is kinda risky, and no leverage will be to low of profits

>>1818962
Why do you expect it to go down? What's the catalyst.

If you don't know, you shouldn't be messing around with shorting, because on top of the upside risk, there's also time costs for attempting to short.

>>1818953
>It just seems like the market and almost all indexes are higher than theyve ever been, much higher than 2008 levels...

Because the market grows over time? like wtf

>>1818988
Also this. 2/3 of the time, the market is within 10% of an all time high.

Read The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between. It's a good starting book, written by a guy named Bernstein, so you know it's good.

>>1818976
Stocks are reaching all time highs, and the fundamentals don't really justify it. Plus it's been almost a decade since the crash. And the Fed will probably raise rates in the next year or two.

On the other hand, the recovery was sluggish, so maybe there's still room to grow. It might take more than a decade to fully recover.

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>>1818962
>SDS is what I was gunna go with because 3x leverage is kinda risky, and no leverage will be to low of profits

LMFAO

>>1818961
>Nobody else is good at forecasting those either, so invest away.
>>1818961

This guy knows.

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>>1818962
>SDS is what I was gunna go with because 3x leverage is kinda risky, and no leverage will be to low of profits

>>1819033
Thanks for digging that up, I knew I'd seen that material before but posting it is great here.