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    Why timing the market is an exercise in futility 

    The difference between the smartest investor who bets at the lowest point for 25 years and one who invests at the worst possible time for the same period is not much. The average investor has returns pretty close to the best investor

    Shishir Asthana
    January 28, 2022 / 11:28 IST
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