Pursuing a Successful Investment Experience
STEP 6: AVOID MARKET TIMING
Research has shown there's no reliable way to time the market — targeting the best days to be invested or moving to the sidelines to avoid the worst days. Staying invested helps ensure you're in position to capture long-term gains.
Russell 3000 Index total return, 2001-2025
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment; therefore, their performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of market loss. Source: Dimensional. In USD. Data presented in the Growth of $1,000 chart is hypothetical and assumes reinvestment of income and no transaction costs or taxes. The chart is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of any investment. Best performance dates represent end of period (November 28, 2008, for best week; April 22, 2020, for best month; June 22, 2020, for best three months; and September 4, 2009, for best six months). The missed best consecutive days examples assume that the hypothetical portfolio fully divested its holdings at the end of the day before the missed best consecutive days, held cash for the missed best consecutive days, and reinvested the entire portfolio in the Russell 3000 Index at the end of the missed best consecutive days. Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes.
