{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Contatto North","provider_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north","author_name":"anthonyb@timslatter.com","author_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/author\/anthonybtimslatter-com\/","title":"Waiting for the \u201cperfect\u201d moment - Contatto North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kyX59xeKns\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/waiting-for-the-perfect-moment\/\">Waiting for the \u201cperfect\u201d moment<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/waiting-for-the-perfect-moment\/embed\/#?secret=kyX59xeKns\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Waiting for the \u201cperfect\u201d moment&#8221; &#8212; Contatto North\" data-secret=\"kyX59xeKns\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Waiting-for-the-perfect-moment.jpg","thumbnail_width":770,"thumbnail_height":385,"description":"There\u2019s a story many investors tell themselves: \u201cI\u2019ll wait until things calm down.\u201d Or \u201cLet me just see what the market does after the next election.\u201d Or \u201cNow isn\u2019t the right time, I\u2019ll invest when things look better.\u201d It sounds sensible. After all, no one wants to invest right before a downturn. But the reality? Waiting for the \u201cperfect\u201d moment often leads to missed opportunities and lost time that you can never get back. Markets are [&hellip;]"}