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Originally Posted by qba335i
Time in the market > timing the market.
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^This.
Generally, by the time a normal investor is aware of something that makes timing the market lucrative, the market has already corrected itself for said anomaly.
Unless you are really in the know, timing the market will almost always net you a loss in the long run.
Of course, if you are truly in the know and attempt to time the market, you will run afoul of the law and end up like Martha Stewart.
Put regular amounts into some good S&P 500 index funds or some SPDR's and you will do just fine over the long haul.