Originally Posted by CincoDeMayo

I have never understood the idea of someone, who is 20+ years from retirement, wanting their 401k and the market to continue to increase without corrections. You are investing "X" in every paycheck, and not selling it for 20+ years. Why would you want the price of the stock to continue to rise, lowering your buying power, resulting in less shares to sell when you are ready to retire. Dollar cost averaging is what makes long term investing so beneficial, buy the highs, buy the lows, jut keep buying.