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Traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Sept. 9, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images September historically hasn’t been kind to stock investors. Since 1926, U.S. large-cap stocks have lost an average 0.9% in September, according to data from Morningstar Direct.   September is the only month during that nearly century-long period in which investors experienced an average loss, according to Morningstar. They saw a profit in all other months. For example, February saw a positive 0.4% return, on average. While that performance is the second-lowest among the 12 months, is still eclipses September’s by 1.3 percentage points. July reigns supreme with an average return of almost 2%. The monthly weakness also holds true when looking just at more recent periods. For example, the S&P 500 stock index has lost an average 1.7% in September since 2000 — the worst monthly performance by more than a percentage point, according to FactSet. More from Personal Finance:Don’t expect ‘immediate relief’ from Fed rate cutAmericans have more than $32 trillion in home equityHow a top capital gains tax rate of 28% compares with history Historically, the last two weeks of September are generally the weakest part of the month, said Abby Yoder, U.S. equity strategist at J.P Morgan Private Bank. “Starting next week is when it would [tend to get] get a little bit more negative, in terms of seasonality,” Yoder said. Trying to time the market is a losing bet Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images Investors holding their money in stocks for the long-term shouldn’t bail, Yoder said. Trying to time the market is almost always a losing bet, according to financial experts. That’s because it’s impossible to know when good and bad days will occur. For example, the 10 best trading days by…

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