You will seldom see me writing about investment on equity (stock market). First, I am not an expert. Second, my key to financial independence is not dependent on stock market. However, I do admit it is a good instrument to accelerate your financial goals, if you did it "correctly", or rather, "timely".
We definitely can't time the market. This is why people still buy stocks at STI 3500 level. I believe when STI reached 5000 level, there are still buyers. We need to understand a few simple logics. First, STI is a general sentiment on how Singapore stocks are doing. Second, It is forward looking sensing and don't represent any current stage of our country economy. Most probably, it is speculation based on yesterday news. We "speculate" based on our best knowledge. Since we can't time the market, how do we know we have bought companies that will go up, ......