WEEKEND INVESTOR --- Hulbert on Investing: Still Trying to Time the Stock Market? Read This First
It's hard to decide when the market has peaked and it's time to get out. It may be even harder to know when the damage is over and it's time to get back in.</br></br>But pulling off both in succession is exceedingly rare.</br></br>This would be important to keep in mind at any time, but especially right now as the bull market that began in March 2009 is entering its 54th month.</br></br>Since peaking on July 24, the broad stock market -- as measured by the Wilshire 5000 index -- has fallen 2.7%. Even if the market has topped out and you sidestep a decline by getting out of stocks now, the odds of long-term success still are against you.</br></br>Trying to time the market is by and large a losing proposition, even for the pros.