The Smartest Vanguard ETF to Buy With $500 Right Now

There is an old saying that the first step is the hardest, and that is certainly true when it comes to investing. Like many people, you may be looking for the best moment to invest; after all, no one wants to look at their investments a week or month later and see that they are down. As such, with the stock market near all-time highs and talk of stocks being overvalued, you could be reluctant to begin investing now, with the fear that you may be buying stocks at the top of the market.The truth of the matter, though, is that there is rarely an ideal time to invest. Sure, it's possible to invest after a market dip and before a rally, but that type of timing is rare, even for the most seasoned investors. Meanwhile, bull markets tend to last a long time, and a J.P. Morgan study found that the S&P 500 actually hits all-time highs on about 7% of trading days, and on a third of those occasions, it never trades lower. Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool