Should I Wait for the Market to Crash to Invest? We Answer Your Questions and More!

In this roundtable Q&A podcast, Adam, Victor, and Rusmin address viewer questions about investing strategies. They discuss navigating volatile markets and all-time highs, differentiating between index and individual stock investing, and the importance of dollar-cost averaging versus opportunistic buying based on market valuations. The speakers also share their perspectives on preparing for market crashes, the potential impact of geopolitical events, and whether the S&P 500 could ever fail to recover. They explore investment options in Asia, particularly China, emphasizing dividend-paying companies and government-supported sectors. The panel also advises against DCA into individual stocks like Singapore banks, favors broad-based index ETFs like VWRA for long-term investing, and offers cautious views on Bitcoin. Finally, they share methods for tracking investments using Excel and broker tools, address the common experience of stock prices dropping after purchase, and provide guidance on assessing whether one is on the right financial track by setting goals, back-calculating progress, and focusing on a high investment win rate.