Why Time In The Market Beats Trying To Time The Market

$400,000 The cost of missing just 10 trading days over 30 years. Time in the market always wins.

Trying to time the market requires getting two decisions right in sequence: when to exit and when to re-enter. Most investors get at least one wrong. Here is why staying invested in low-cost index ETFs consistently produces better long-term outcomes—and what the data actually shows.