<prompt> Human: Hi guys,So the gist of this post is that I am a little freaked out about the stock market currently. Im not pulling my investments or anything but I am trying to be conscientious of the trends. Ill be getting 80k in January of this year. Some of that 80k, I hope to use in the near-ish future. Ill probably be looking to purchase a home in 5 or so years. So, my question is, should I invest all of it in the stock market right now and hope nothing horrible happens in the next five years or should I put some of it in a high yield savings account that inflation will almost definitely outpace...?All thoughts appreciated.  <response>: Generally speaking, any money you plan to need within the next five years should not be invested regardless of the current state of the market. Keep it in a savings account. Investments are for the long term. 