Brendan Burgess
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This implies that anyone can perfectly time the bottom, which is impossible
I think you are confused?
It implies the very opposite.
Brendan
This implies that anyone can perfectly time the bottom, which is impossible
I have a simple question to ask..I think you are confused?
It implies the very opposite.
Brendan
This implies that anyone can perfectly time the bottom, which is impossible
No, the hypothetical just required a pause in buying (not selling) equities each time the market turned south.It was also my understanding that this involved buying at the bottom
Just revisiting this thread because it is a great insight into the thought processes of investors as a big market sell off is happening.
These financial guys never predict anything but love coming up with fancy jargon to describe what's just happened trying to give the impression that they knew all along, charlatans. They never admit mistakes
The vast vast vast majority of people who manage their own investments will do badly.
They will sell in months like March 2020 and buy at times like 2007.
It's easier to analyse a companys accounts and analyst projections and, relative to what is occuring in our daily lives, make a reasonable judgement on the future prospects for any particular company.
It's not rocket science, as much or as little information is available to whoever wants it.
It's easier to just buy passive index or two!
Selecting a few companies, you are more likely to have more extreme returns than the market. Might be better might be worse. Google might be usurped. Msft could be discovered to be full of spies and backdoors. Amazon might be made illegal. Any safe bet today can look dangerous in hindsight.
Companies like the cruise lines, air lines, plane manufacturers have all jumped up since March.
Yes, but why hand to others what you can do yourself, and without a fee?
What sort of broker are you using that costs no fees? And why do they not let you buy a passive ETF with the same lack of fees?
So why do people who “do it themseves” do far worse than people who have their money managed?
You are competing with professionals with far greater resources than you to pick stocks they believe will outperform the broader market.so what am I missing here?