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Is now the right time to buy index funds?

I’ ve been saving up some money to invest in index funds such as REITS, Small cap stocks and Vanguard S&P 500. I’ ve been contemplating if it is the right time to buy these funds now. I am new to investing and I keep hearing that market always goes in up and down cycles.

When i checked out the charts for the index funds I mentioned, it seems there has already been a down cycle between 2002 – 2003. From 2003 onwards there has generally been an upward trend in the charts till now (2007).

Is it ok to buy index funds now hoping that the market will continue to perform well or is there any imminent "down cycle" of the market?


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Why is it bad for a mutual fund to have too many assets?

I keep reading on morningstar and other finance sites about how "such and such a mutual fund is getting too bloated with assets," and that this is especially a problem for funds that focus on small-cap stocks. And I see that Vanguard and many other companies have closed funds to new investors–even Vanguard’s Windsor II, which focuses on huge corporations, has restricted new investors. Let’s say a mutual fund purchases more that 50% of a company, why is that bad? Isn’t that what Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway does?


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What are some great penny stocks to invest in for a couple of years to make good profits?

I invest in stocks through Share Builder. I have made money in stocks but small cap stocks are hard to tell. What small cap stocks are a great investment?


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