In the US there are over 2300 ETFs covering major market countries, asset classes, equity exposures, fixed income exposures, factors, thematics like ESG, gaming, MAGA. There are also options-embedded strategies and 2x, 3x and -1x, -2x, and -3x leveraged funds on almost every US sector and major index.<p>If you have money to invest in for the long run - now is as good a time as any to start building your nest egg.<p>If you are trying to "time" the markets, it turns out nobody has a crystal ball and nobody can tell you with any degree of certainty that the markets are going to go up or down tomorrow or next month.<p>If you are considering "betting on America" I would be all in favor. A 130+ year graph of the Dow Jones is generally trending from the bottom-left to the top-right of the chart.<p>Another thought on timing: many people believed the markets were way-overvalued before this drop. Makes sense... we've been in one of the longest bull runs ever. Now we have a pandemic on our hands - which many people liken to an event like a war where there is complete uncertainty about the future. Jobless claims jumped within a 2 week period to 3+ million - many people thought that would take 4 weeks or more. We're heading to 20 or 30% unemployment in America. We also have one of the largest stimulus packages ($2tr+) about to rain down on us in the form of never before seen monetary stimulus AND helicopter money. We just dont know whats going to happen here. Cheap rates for the last decade has fueled over $7tr in corporate debt. Now companies cash flows have ground to a halt. If we start seeing a growing domino effect of bankruptcies, you can expect this market to drop another 30%. Its a bit of a doomsday scenario - but then again, nobody thought we would be HERE 4 weeks ago - and we are.<p>Yes, stocks do look cheap - but dont catch a falling knife.