Study: Patient Investing Outperforms Market Timing Attempts Over the Long Term

Schwab study found investing immediately earned 92% as much as perfect market timing over 20 years.
Monthly dollar-cost averaging also performed well compared to poor timing.
Buying only Treasuries was the worst performing strategy.
Market timing is difficult and risks of mistiming are high.
For long-term goals, patient buy-and-hold may be optimal over timing attempts.

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