Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Business & Finance › If timing the stock market were easy, the Iran war would...
Business & Finance

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

If timing the stock market were easy, the Iran war would have proven it. It’s done the opposite.
MarketWatch Tuesday 21 July 2026, 13:38 UTC By Mark Hulbert 1 min read
Key Points

Active stock pickers almost always lose against the broad market. They can’t beat simple math.

Active stock pickers almost always lose against the broad market. They can’t beat simple math.
the Iran war (EVENT)
Originally published by MarketWatch Read original →

Related Stories

Burnham has forced greater clarity at Thames Water. Now he must choose

Bondholders are suddenly showing flexibility after 18 wasted months at ailing utility companyThames Water investors offer ‘golden share’ in bid to head off nationalisationWhat a difference a credible political threat of special administration at Thames Water can make. Suddenly, the bondholders are volunteering all manner of new ideas in their attempt to take over the ailing utility. Would you like the state to have a “golden share”, Mr Burnham?

The Guardian UK 8m ago

Union plans rail strike action over three weekends

RMT says it has been in dispute with the rail operator since April, following the rollout of the 810 fleet.

BBC Business 20m ago

The worst dotcom bubble investing mistakes are coming for your portfolio. Avoid them

Many investors remain enamored with the so-called "Mag 7" and the tech-led U.S. stock market. A history lesson may be in order so they don't get hobbled by mistakes that sank portfolios in the early 2000s. While there are differences in today's market, the phase we are in resembles the period before the dotcom bubble burst in some important respects.

CNBC 21m ago

Our streets are full of oversized cars | Brief letters

Carspreading | An interregnum | Served by Thames Water | Manchesterism | Gransplaining | Cold in YorkshireRe “carspreading” (Opinion, 12 July), my wife and I live in a neighbourhood of houses built just before the second world war, and have watched in horror as models of our favoured cars have increased in size. Having chosen to keep our Mini Cooper and VW Polo – both of 2016 vintage – I believe we are the only people in the locality who store both cars in the garage overnight. John...

The Guardian Business 21m ago