Are you waiting for the stock market to pull back before you invest? Here are some thoughts on market timing and why I prefer to stay invested. Just a glance at the price chart of a stock market index will tell you that stocks don’t go up in a straight line. Stocks go up in a zig-zag pattern, making peaks and troughs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could keep buying at troughs and selling at peaks? We’d all be extremely rich. But the reality is it’s impossible. Even the best investors will tell you that timing the market perfectly is a pipedream. Yet, time and again, I still hear novice investors who are trying to do exactly that. “The Stock Market Looks Expensive Now. Maybe I Should Wait for Another Day.” This statement may seem innocuous and something that many investors are feeling now. It is also understandable....