In Brief: Investing isnt a one-size-fits-all approach
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Why timing the market could be holding you back
Are you considering delaying your next investment until the market drops? It’s a common notion, particularly among new or even experienced investors. The strategy of ‘timing the market’ – buying stocks when their value is low and selling them when high – may sound like the perfect plan. But even the most successful fund managers in history have struggled to do this consistently. Predicting the market is notoriously difficult; even experts can’t always call it right.
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