How Hard is it to Invest? Buy Low and Sell High, Right? - The Myth of Market Timing

Due to the recent market volatility, some people have asked us: why didn't you sell AAA when it hit $80? Why didn't you buy BBB when it collapsed to $1? Market timing sounds simple enough, but can it be done? Per JP Morgan Asset Management, did you know that from Jan. 3, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2019 (~almost 20 years, 5040 trading days total), if you were fully invested in the S&P 500, your performance would be a +6.06% annualized return; if you missed the 10 best-performance t...