
Summary of Staying Invested in the Market
Summary of Staying Invested
The market moves in cycles, and what goes up comes down and vice versa. An investor may try to time the market to take advantage of these cycles. But market timing is risky and not guaranteed to work, and further, it can backfire. The data make the case for staying invested.
What You Have Learned
- The Importance of Staying Invested
- Periods of Consecutive Negative Stock Returns
- Crises and Long-Term Performance
- Stock Performance after Recessions
- History of Interest Rates