Time in the market continues to beat timing the market.
- As Peter Lynch once said: far more money has been lost preparing for corrections than in corrections themselves.
- The past few years have proven that lesson once again.
- Despite widespread concerns about froth, sitting on the sidelines would have been costly.
The S&P 500 closed 2025 up 18%, marking its third straight year of double-digit gains.
- In 2023 and 2024, the index rose 26% and 25% respectively.
- Three or more consecutive years of double-digit returns have occurred only a handful of times in history