Should one start investing now, when it is speculated that a recession is about to happen?

Nobody can predict a recession.

Finance is a social science, prone to many unknowns.

We here about imminent market crashes for years, there were even some during

the last 2 years. But nothing changed for a longterm passive ETF investor with clearly defined goals, equanimity and regularly added new money.

Dear Anonymous

Thank you for your question. I agree with Kah Hwee and Jonathan. While it would be good to be able to guess when a recession is coming and when markets will crash, data tell us that it is impossible to get it right most of the time. I wrote an article regarding this on the Sunday Times last month and you might want to read it here: https://advice.moneyowl.com.sg/do-not-use-short...

MoneyOwl is also holding an investment symposium on the 25th of May and you may like to join us. You can register for it here

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/moneyowl-investment...

Hope this helps!