The advice typically given to investors is to “ignore the level of the stock market and never attempt to time it. Meanwhile, “writes Bloomberg columnist Nir Kaissar, “the industry’s brightest…
Tag: Market Timing
Investing Lessons from 2016 that Ben Graham May Give a Nod To
It’s the time of year when holiday party-goers lament their seasonal overindulgences and commit to “turning over a new leaf” on January 1st— promises to hit the gym every day,…
The Trump Rally, Market Timing and Picks
The post-election surge in stocks underscores the risk inherent in trying to time the market. In a recent article for TheStreet, Validea CEO John Reese discusses how investors, by “falling…
Avoid Investing Inertia
When investors sit on the sidelines in fear of “missing out,” that may be precisely what they end up doing, says Allen Roth in last month’s Wall Street Journal. Roth,…
Market Timing Indicator Kicks off Rare Buy Signal
Most would agree that valuations in the current mature bull market make buying equities a bit less alluring than they were, say, when the U.S. was emerging from the 2008…
The Risk of Market Timing
Again and again, investors are advised against trying to time the market, but it somehow fails to keep them from “doing dumb things with their savings.” At least that’s the…
Asness and Arnott Talk Market Timing, Smart Beta and Behavioral Biases
Maybe not always. At least that was the upshot of a debate between Cliff Asness of AQR and Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates, panelists at the recent Morningstar conference in…
When the Going Gets Tough, the Rich Take a Hike
A new study has found that folks in the top 0.1% tax bracket run for the exits fastest on the days when market volatility spikes (according to government data collected in 2008 and…
What are Investor Returns, Really?
There is some confusion around why the total investor return data published by Morningstar differs from the returns that investors are actually earning. Russ Kinnel, director of manager research for…
Hulbert on Market-Timing Sentiment and a Contrarian View
In his MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert discusses the relationship of market timers and contrarians when it comes to sentiment and market performance. Noting that it is possible “short-term market timers…