Timing Is Everything, Right?

If you have a written investment statement that can include things like, if my income is stable, i will increase my investments by ten % every months during a down turn, would that make it less timeing the market? Timing is always said with a very negative connotation. But then when it comes to buying a stock, buying a car, even getting a job, like the phrase, timing is everything bu that's not negative. So i'm going to differ a little bit from from joe here. I think that you can on the fringe. It's ok to raise some cash reserves if your timing's off. You may not always be right, so there's going to be