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Financial Analysts Journal· Jon Fulkerson Bradford Jordan Timothy Riley Qing Yan Jon Fulkerson is a professor and chairperson, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.Bradford Jordan is a visiting scholar, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.Timothy Riley, CFA, is an associate professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.Qing Yan is an assistant professor, Towson University, Towson, Maryland.·· 2026-05-12AI Score25

Poor Market Timing Did Not Cost Investors 15% of Fund Returns: An Examination of Morningstar's 'Mind the Gap' Study

Bad Timing Does Not Cost Investors 15% of Their Funds’ Returns: An Examination of Morningstar’s “Mind the Gap” Study

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An examination of Morningstar's 'Mind the Gap' study shows that poor market timing did not cost investors 15% of fund returns. The study is published in the Financial Analysts Journal, Volume 82, Issue 3, pages 34-42, 2026.

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