There will be some hotshot on Wall Street who makes what seems like a prescient call right before the next big market move. The media will elevate this person to star status, conducting interviews and touting the commentary as if it were investing gospel.

And when the next market turn comes, Wall Street will likely move on to the next guru because the first one proved to be a one-hit wonder, as has happened many times before. 

If professional investors can't reliably time the markets, you can't, either. It's OK -- you're only human. Here's what you should focus on instead.

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