Timing the Market
“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” ~John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard economist
When the market is moving, people being to wonder whether they should try and time its cycles. Let’s look at timing the market, specifically:
- Why one would (and shouldn’t) try to time it.
- Why being “Right Twice” is so difficult
- A Tale of Three Brothers who tried different timing strategies
- Correctly Timing the Market
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