Sure, but will it still be considered an all-time high in a year? Will the alternative investment even beat inflation? All I'm saying is be careful. I have experience here, having parked money outside of the market for a few years because of a gut feeling that never materialized. If you don't need in the money in the short-term, the conventional wisdom is "time in the market beats timing the market".
I assume the markets will do great in the short term until MAGA takes power and starts breaking everything. I'll miss the volatility and fade any stress. I've made a bunch of money and have no worries.
Yes it will. Just because the stock market is at all time high now does not mean it must crash down.
Paying capital gain taxes will.
Yes, and after that, buying back the same stocks at a higher price because there is nothing else to do with fiat currency.