If you are in the market for the long haul, then continue to dollar cost average into a well diversified porfolio consisting of no-load, low expense mutual funds while waiting for more favorable buying oppurtunities, which I would define as 1190 for the S & P 500 Index or around 9900 for the Dow. Also, do not buy gold as an investment for any reason, and stay away from real estate and REITS at current prices.
No charge for this advice? :^}
65 posted on 12/27/2005 11:57:38 AM PST by Protagoras
(If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic event, FR would be the training facility.)