Comments on: Are You Smart Enough To Time the Market? http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/ Frugal, Simple, Debt-Free Living, and Generous Giving Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Carnival of Pecuniary Delights #25 – Stephen Covey Edition http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-9249 Carnival of Pecuniary Delights #25 – Stephen Covey Edition Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:44:26 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/#comment-9249 [...] Help for Christians asks Are You Smart Enough To Time the Market? If the market geniuses are not, can we really hope to [...] [...] Help for Christians asks Are You Smart Enough To Time the Market? If the market geniuses are not, can we really hope to [...]

]]> By: Barb Friedberg http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-7891 Barb Friedberg Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:44:52 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/#comment-7891 No one knows the future!!!! Timing the market is impossible. Invest in low cost indexes and keep the money there a long time, and you'll do fine! No one knows the future!!!! Timing the market is impossible. Invest in low cost indexes and keep the money there a long time, and you’ll do fine!

]]> By: Craig http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Craig Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:15 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/#comment-178 I completely agree. Timing may produce some small short term wins. But as you mentioned investing is a long term endeavor. I think we all have this natural self that is tempted by the get rich quick idea (especially men). Knowing our purpose and avoiding greed goes a long way towards successful investing. Thanks for you comment. I completely agree. Timing may produce some small short term wins. But as you mentioned investing is a long term endeavor. I think we all have this natural self that is tempted by the get rich quick idea (especially men). Knowing our purpose and avoiding greed goes a long way towards successful investing. Thanks for you comment.

]]> By: JT@RedeemingRiches http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-177 JT@RedeemingRiches Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:25:30 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-you-smart-enough-to-time-the-market/#comment-177 I guess we know why you found that book in a second-hand store now. Timing the market when things are way down is fairly easy. Anyone can buy a stock when it is super cheap. The hard part is knowing when to sell and take the gains. Over the short-term you can probably make a few good bets and win, however market timing doesn't work over the long run. Wise, disciplined investing, diversification and rebalancing work. Also, having a purpose for the money and a financial plan in place helps to avoid the "get rich quick" mentality that can creep in from market timing. .-= JT@RedeemingRiches´s last blog ..<a href="http://redeemingriches.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/what-michael-jackson-teaches-us-about-money/" rel="nofollow">What Michael Jackson Teaches Us About Money</a> =-. I guess we know why you found that book in a second-hand store now.

Timing the market when things are way down is fairly easy. Anyone can buy a stock when it is super cheap. The hard part is knowing when to sell and take the gains.

Over the short-term you can probably make a few good bets and win, however market timing doesn’t work over the long run. Wise, disciplined investing, diversification and rebalancing work.

Also, having a purpose for the money and a financial plan in place helps to avoid the “get rich quick” mentality that can creep in from market timing.
.-= JT@RedeemingRiches´s last blog ..What Michael Jackson Teaches Us About Money =-.

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