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The Motley Fool
November 6, 2009
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The Downside of Dollar-Cost Averaging With dollar-cost averaging, investors accumulate shares of an investment over time, investing set sums on a set schedule. But remember, trend is not always your friend with this approach.   |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Smart Strategy for Scared Investors Dollar-cost averaging sometimes works well, but it can also cost you big gains if the stock is undervalued. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Get Back to Even It'll be awhile before markets hit new highs again. But you don't have to wait. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2004 |
The Right Time to Invest We asked the following question: If one has limited savings, is it better to continue to save and invest in the market in a large sum, or to invest small amounts continuously and take the hit on commissions and fees? |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
What If the Market Goes Nowhere? Take a look at two of the market's most overlooked forces: dollar-cost averaging and dividend reinvestment, and how they can grow your portfolio even if the market goes nowhere. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Craig L. Israelsen |
Getting Back In For the most conservative clients, the most prudent way to reenter the equity markets is by degree. For investors with well-diversified portfolios and lengthy holding periods, a lump-sum approach will likely produce better outcomes. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Envious of the New Investor Fresh money coming into the market is finding some awfully nice prices. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Is Dollar-Cost Averaging for You? Dollar-cost averaging can be a good way to protect yourself from a volatile market. It's the practice of accumulating shares in a stock over time by investing a certain dollar amount regularly, through up and down periods. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Do This and Make Money Even In a Lousy Market Dollar-cost averaging back into the market is a low-risk way to get you back on track. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Smart Way to Bottom-Fish If you're still in the market for stocks -- and we think you should be -- there's no shortage of attractive bargains out there. Here's the smart way to find them. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Screw Up and Prosper Anyway Check out these amazing study results -- the cost of waiting is high. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Suze Orman's Not So Crazy Some of the Jacketed One's peculiar platitudes make surprising sense. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006 |
"Dollar-Cost Averaging," Explained Investors, this strategy can take some of the guesswork out of when to pull the "buy" trigger. |
AskMen.com
Billy Fisher |
4 Investing Pitfalls To Avoid In '09 The market's recent upswings have given us a glimmer of hope that 2009 could be a better year, so the last thing that you want to do is to make a decision that will set you back. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Kevin McKinley |
In Praise of the Lump When a retiring client's employer presents him with a choice between a monthly pension check and a lump-sum payment, the choice is usually a simple one. Accepting the lump is usually the most lucrative choice for the client and the advisor. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
How to Take Your Pension If you've got a pension, you're in the minority of workers today. Here are some tailor-made tips for you. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Is Dollar-Cost Averaging for You? Discover the basics of slow-and-steady investing. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Chuck Saletta |
How Ordinary Investors Trounced the Lost Decade Dollar-cost averaging with dividend reinvestment still works. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2010
Dan Moisand |
Set Investors Straight The three sacred cows of personal finance are dollar cost averaging (DCA), tax-loss harvesting, and Roth conversions. |
