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21 Jul 2026, 13:38 UTC · 1d ago

If timing the stock market were easy, the Iran war would have proven it. It's done the opposite.

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If timing the stock market were easy, the Iran war would have proven it. It's done the opposite.

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Active stock pickers almost always fail to outperform the broad market index. — Suggests a structural headwind for active fund inflows and a preference for low-cost passive indexing.
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