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ENTERING AN ETF –dollar-cost-avg? 2017-01-02 06:16:13 Post No. 1702085
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ENTERING AN ETF –dollar-cost-avg? 2017-01-02 06:16:13 Post No. 1702085
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so im new to this investing thing, i want to start putting money into an etf (probably msci world)
i have a couple thousand euro saved up.
should i dump them all into the fund at once? i know one cannot predict the future, it just looks high
or should i dollar-cost-average over a few months?
if i have 6000€ to invest, in how many months should i split that up?
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>>1702085
Since it is your first investment, caution should be name of the game. DCA over the course of, say, a month, imo.
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>>1702085
Like always it comes down to risk vs rewards.
Lump sum= higher risk/higher return
DCA = lower risk/lower return
If you emotionally can't handle a little drawdown then you'll feel better with DCA.
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>>1702085
>should i dump them all into the fund at once?
Yes.
>or should i dollar-cost-average over a few months?
You should invest AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. As in as soon as you get money or a paycheck.
Lump sum has shown to be superior long-term, mathematically.
INVEST IT ALL.
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>>1702107
lump sum has been shown to average higher returns
dca has been shown to have lower risk
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>>1702342
>What is Google and can I use it to answer questions?
Yes you can, faggot.
https://pressroom.vanguard.com/nonindexed/7.23.2012_Dollar-cost_Averaging.pdf
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>>1702085
https://pressroom.vanguard.com/nonindexed/7.23.2012_Dollar-cost_Averaging.pdf
Someone put this shit into the fucking sticky already, I'm tired of posting it literally every day.
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>>1702085
DCA over 6 months.
Also the image in OP is UK pubs not mosques.
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>>1702427
ok, one last question though:
should i invest my 6000€ now or after january 20th? where will stocks go on that day?
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>>1703137
>where will stocks go on that day?
let me just use my crystall ball to find out
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>>1703153
kek gotcha
ill just lump invest 6000€ into msci world and force myself not to check stock prices until 2020
is that a good strategy?
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>>force myself not to check stock prices until 2020
>>is that a good strategy?
If this is a one-time investment then yes.
If you regularly have spare money you can check the market every now and then. And also consider investing in other things with a different risk/return ratio.
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>>1704327
yes
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