Timing is tricky when it comes to investing, and it's best not to think too much about it.

Trading is an exciting game. It’s a thrill to jump in and out of positions. But market timing doesn’t work for most investors. At least if your goal is to outperform the market. To understand why this ...

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Market timing is difficult and not the type of behavior we would encourage for most advisors and investors. A historical perspective on how frequently portfolios have lost money may help investors ...

The stock-market-timing indicator with the best long-term predictive record has just risen to its highest — and most bearish ...

For more on the potential and peril of market-timing, read my Forbes story on Blair Hull, a legendary trader who famously beat the 1987 stock market crash and now has an ETF he says can help the ...

A friend, David Leo, sent me his newsletter recently that contained an eye-popping statement: “Although the stock market had a return on investment of 9,399.31% or 11.72% per year between 1982 and ...

There is a lot of evidence that market timing doesn’t yield superior results. Yet, people are always making great comments about timing. In his “MoneyWatch” article “The Smartest Things Ever Said ...

The S&P 500 is up 14% this year, but just eight days that explain most of the gains. If you want a simple indication of why market timing is not an effective investment strategy, take a look at the ...

Market timing seems so easy, in theory. Buy when prices are low and sell when they are at a high. Anyone who diligently follows the market and stays abreast of economic news can anticipate, and ...