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- Kick into gear now. Willis, C. // Money;Jan1991, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p112
Describes the dollar-cost average strategy, which is a simple and ideal way to invest in a recession. Benefits of dollar-cost averaging; Small-company funds; Growth funds; Total-return funds. INSET: How investing every month beat the odds in the last recession....
- New studies cast doubt on an old investing tactic. O'Connell, Vanessa // Money;Aug1993, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p17
Focuses on two studies which suggest that dollar-cost averaging can be costly if you have a pension payout of other lump sum to invest. Analysis by Cincinnati investment adviser James Gore; Advice from Sheldon Jacobs, editor of the `No-Load Fund Investor'; More.
- Avoiding problems of dollar-cost averaging. Weaver, Peter // Nation's Business;Dec92, Vol. 80 Issue 12, p72
Gives advice on the investment strategy known as dollar-cost averaging. How it works; Common problems with the system; Tips on avoiding them.
- Pick up the pace, pick up the profits? Korn, Donald Jay // Financial Planning;Dec97, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p99
Analyzes the strategy of dollar-cost averaging and its implications to the proper investment of money in the United States. Concept of dollar-cost averaging; Availability of client's funds; Possibility of profit in dollar-cost averaging despite volatile markets.
- Successful investing. Brown, C.M.; Cohen, G.G. // Black Enterprise;Jan1992, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p29
States that there are still opportunities for investment gains in 1992, despite uncertainties about the economy. Expectations about increased inflation; Investment advice; Comment of Jack VanderVliet, chief investment Officer for Dean Witter's Inter Capital Mutual Fund Division in New York City;...
- Your Money. // Consumer Reports;Sep96, Vol. 61 Issue 9, p62
Discusses the risks involved in different types of investing. Market risk; Credit risk; Call risk; Liquidity risk; Currency risk; Benefits of dollar-cost-averaging; Investing as a trade-off between risk and reward.
- Regular share buys average the price. Laurence, Michael // BRW;12/12/94, Vol. 16 Issue 48, p96
Provides information on an investment strategy called dollar-cost-averaging. Operation; Advantage; Illustration on how dollar-cost-average work.
- Buy? Sell? Hold onto your plan. Halverson, Guy // Christian Science Monitor;3/30/98, Vol. 90 Issue 85, pB7
Provides advice for investors on how to handle the uncertainty of the stock market in the late 1990s. What should guide changes in investment strategy; Rules for changing one's investment strategy; Dollar-cost averaging; Diversification.
- The Fallacy of Dollar Cost Averaging. Thorley, Steven // Financial Practice & Education;Fall/Winter94, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p138
Explains the logical fallacy of Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA), the practice of making equal dollar investments over time in a stock or mutual fund. Mistake in using average cost and average price as performance measures; Analysis of the strategy in terms of expected return and risk; Numerical...
