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January 20th, 2025

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Focusing on the strategies that matter most is essential in today’s market. This week’s Steady Investor highlights three key themes that are driving the current investment landscape—offering insights to help you stay ahead:

Avoid the Perils of Market Timing

Market timing is a costly mistake many investors make, especially when emotions take over. Selling during downturns or chasing gains during rallies can severely impact long-term returns.

These emotional reactions are a natural response, but they can derail your investment strategy.

Our free guide, The Perils of Market Timing3, highlights the dangers of timing the market and offers practical ways to avoid them. Inside, you’ll learn:

If you have $500,000 or more to invest and want to learn how you may be able to avoid these mistakes today, click on the link below to get your free copy:
 
Download Zacks Guide, “The Perils of Market Timing”3

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis5

The Hidden Dangers of Market Timing – Market shifts can tempt you to buy at the “perfect time” or sell in fear during a crisis. But these emotional decisions often harm your long-term success.

Rather than reacting impulsively, it’s crucial to stick to a long-term plan. Our guide, The Perils of Market Timing7, explores the emotional traps investors fall into and offers simple, effective ways to avoid them.


In this guide, you’ll discover:

If you have $500,000 or more to invest, download this free guide today by clicking on the link below.

Disclosure

1 Wall Street Journal. January 10, 2025. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-report-december-2024-unemployment-economy-c8031ef9?mod=economy_feat3_jobs_pos2

2 Wall Street Journal. January 15, 2025. https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/cpi-report-inflation-december-interest-rate-0347479e?mod=economy_lead_story

3 7 ZIM may amend or rescind the “The Perils of Market Timing” guide for any reason and at ZIM’s discretion.

4 MSN. 2025. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/bankruptcy/us-corporate-bankruptcies-hit-a-14-year-high-in-2024-amid-high-rates-and-record-debt-levels/ar-AA1xblRq?bingParse

5 Fred Economic Data. January 15, 2025. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/AAA10Y#

6 CNBC. January 15, 2025. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/german-gross-domestic-product-full-year-2024.html

7 ZIM may amend or rescind the “The Perils of Market Timing” guide for any reason and at ZIM’s discretion.

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