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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 March 2008 )

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We do not believe people can time market exits and entries to achieve superior returns. If people could do that, then some clever market timer would start a mutual fund called the Market Timer Fund and beat the market, and we could all give him, or her, our money to invest. Mac Barnes