{"id":5399,"date":"2026-06-03T04:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:12:07","slug":"should-i-invest-in-etfs-now-or-wait-for-a-market-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=5399","title":{"rendered":"Should I invest in ETFs now or wait for a market correction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"single-article-header\">\n<div class=\"block m1010 visible-sm-block visible-xs-block hide-print\">\n<div id=\"mobile-share-float\" class=\"block visible-xs-block visible-sm-block\">\n<div class=\"mobile-share-row\">\n<p>\n            Should I invest in ETFs now or wait for a market correction?        <\/p>\n<p>            <i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            <i class=\"fa fa-angle-up\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"description\" class=\"article-excerpt m2020\" style=\"font-weight:500;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA phased or structured approach is often more practical than trying to choose a single entry point.                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t                <span itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <span itemprop=\"name\" class=\"mny-blue\">Elke Brink, PSG Wealth<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                <span style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0 5px;\"> \u00b7 <\/span><br \/>\n                <span itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-06-03T04:06:34+02:00\" class=\"mny-light-blue\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3 Jun 2026, 04:06                <\/span><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2026-06-02T22:22:49+02:00\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"article-body-content\">\n<div id=\"textParagraph\" class=\"block\">\n<p>With high gold prices and strong recent equity performance, is it wise to enter the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market for discretionary investment now, or should I wait for the expected market correction and keep my funds in an income fund or money market in the meantime?<\/p>\n<div class=\"block m1010\">\n<div class=\"profile-top block m1010\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n                                <mnyadvisorprofile style=\"display:none;\" name=\"Elke Brink\" image=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Elke-brink-2025-75x75.jpg\" email=\"elke.brink@psg.co.za\" profile=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/financial-advisor\/elke-brink\/\" logolink=\"https:\/\/www.psg.co.za\/employeebenefitsroute21\" logo=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PSG-Wealth_transparent-background.png\" twitter=\"elkebrink\"\/><!--advisor-header--><br \/>\n                <!--\/advisor-header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"profilequote\">\n<p>Dear reader,<\/p>\n<p>Trying to predict the perfect moment to enter the market is one of the most difficult aspects of investing, even for experienced investors.<\/p>\n<p>Markets can remain elevated for far longer than anticipated, and waiting for the \u201cright\u201d correction often leads investors to miss valuable long-term growth opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Read:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ApplePlainTextBody\" dir=\"auto\">Market downturns: What is a correction and why it\u2019s normal<\/div>\n<div class=\"ApplePlainTextBody\" dir=\"auto\">Noise is not a strategy: Why disciplined investors ignore political theatre<\/div>\n<p>One of the most important principles in investing is to avoid trying to time markets. Research consistently shows that missing only a handful of the market\u2019s best-performing days can materially reduce long-term investment returns.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, those strongest recovery days often occur very close to periods of market weakness and uncertainty, making them almost impossible to predict consistently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The impact of missing the 10 best days since 1990<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1836005\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836005\" class=\"wp-image-1836005 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1-555x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1-555x300.png 555w, https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1-209x113.png 209w, https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1-230x124.png 230w, https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Picture3-1.png 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1836005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Newsroom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For this reason, remaining invested through market cycles is generally more effective than attempting to move in and out of markets based on short-term expectations.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when the world is rapidly evolving through geopolitical shifts, artificial intelligence, changing interest-rate cycles and structural economic changes, relying solely on index exposure risks anchoring portfolios too heavily to yesterday\u2019s winners rather than tomorrow\u2019s opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Read:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ApplePlainTextBody\" dir=\"auto\">Are you a tortoise or a hawk investor?<\/div>\n<div class=\"ApplePlainTextBody\" dir=\"auto\">The market doesn\u2019t care what you think<\/div>\n<div class=\"ApplePlainTextBody\" dir=\"auto\">Strategy over speculation: The case for staying invested<\/div>\n<p>For investors entering the market today, a balanced approach may therefore be more appropriate than an \u201call-in\u201d passive allocation or sitting entirely in cash waiting for a correction.<\/p>\n<p>Phasing investments into the market over time \u2013 while temporarily holding some capital in money market or income funds \u2013 can help reduce emotional decision-making and timing risk.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, successful investing is usually less about finding the perfect entry point and more about building a disciplined, diversified strategy that can remain resilient across different market environments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <!--advisor-vote--><\/p>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"block text-center m1000\">\n<p>Was this answer by Elke helpful?<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span id=\"article-vote-count-1003564\" class=\"article-item-vote in-article block\" onclick=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; advisorVote('1003564');\" data-cf-modified-de564d5486830eaa326dae62-=\"\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"vote-button\"><i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-up\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"vote-message\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <!--\/advisor-vote-->\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>#invest #ETFs #wait #market #correction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should I invest in ETFs now or wait for a market correction? 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