Think the Bear Market Is Over? Here's How to Invest $5,000
One of the features of bear markets, in comparison to bull markets, is that the former tend to be shorter, lasting a little less than 10 months on average compared to the latter's 2.7 years. So given the length of the downturn we experienced last year, it's not unreasonable to think that the 2022 bear market is now over.
It's not such a bad idea to invest accordingly. For investors who have $5,000 handy that isn't earmarked for emergencies, let's go over one of the many possible combinations of equities you could buy with that cash to generate solid returns over the long run.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a good place to begin investing in any market environment, including bull markets. An ETF is traded like stocks on some exchange and is a pool of companies designed to track the performance of an index or a category of equities. They allow investors to match the returns of the market (or some subset thereof) over long periods.
Source Fool.com
