When the trade war tanked the market last month and left even seasoned Wall Street pros scrambling, Andrew Skillman kept his cool. 

Skillman, a Santa Fe, N.M., resident whose portfolio is split between stocks and bonds, stood pat throughout the market gyrations of early 2025. “I never panicked,” the 60-year-old investor said. “Timing the market is fruitless. No one has a crystal ball.”