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Are market corrections ever good?

R
Dec 5, 2025 · 02:38

In late 2022 I was 51 years old with only $10k invested for retirement. Finally woke up and started investing and today in late 2025 at 54 years old now have $430k, but still behind for retirement living in a high cost of living area. I now contribute around $6k a month to catch up. Since I behind and contribute a lot per month and year (for me), is it ever good to have a market correction (like kind of hope for one) so that I’m buying at a lower price to increase gains assuming that the market will be back to the original price in a few years before I retire?