I just opened a Roth IRA and started contributing a few grand. I've invested in Vanguard ETFs and some bonds. The stock market seems to be sucking hard right now. I have already lost over 100 bucks. Should I just ignore how crappy the stock market is and keep putting money into it for the long term? At what point should I question my investments?
Do NOT STOP INVESTING NOW!!! Sorry for the shout, but this IS the time to buy stocks. We don't know for how long the stock market will go down, but you have to see this long term, not short. Like many have said, you are now buying stocks at a rebate. It's on sale, so now it's time to buy,buy, buy...sorry to sound like a salesmen, but do not make the mistake of withdrawing, you will thank me and the MMM community in the future when the stock market is back up again.
I started investing during the 2008 recession, while everyone was selling, I was buying them at silly prices. Today, my investments are doing very well because I stayed in. Those who quit during the recession would of seen their investments gone way high instead of losing money. Stay patient, invest and don't worry about it. Because Greece is doing bad now, does not mean that the next 20 years will be just as bad or in 30 years...and so on...Things change quickly in this game. The real winners are those who stick through the good and the bad.