When Emotion Takes Over: Why Market Timing Fails

The Montrealer
May 19, 2025.

“We’ve seen some of the best and worst days in market history in just a matter of weeks,” says Lynn MacNeil, Senior Wealth Advisor at Richardson Wealth. “That kind of volatility can tempt even the most level-headed investors to try timing the market.”

But study after study shows that investors who try to time the market dramatically underperform over time.