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The time to invest is often when there is a lot of fear and uncertainty in the economy. Just look at the early 1980s and early 1990s in the chart below. Those  were periods of very weak consumer sentiment – despite this (more likely, because of this), they would have been great entry points into the US stock market.

By the time people get comfortable it is too late. Look at the years 2000 and 2006/2007 when the Sentiment index topped out at relatively comfortable levels. Those points in time would have been precisely the wrong time to invest as they marked the beginning of major bear markets.

Bottom Line: sometimes the least comfortable thing to do is the right thing to do.