The authors also note that the longer the dollar -
cost averaging time frame, the greater the chance of the lump - sum method outperforming.
Not exact matches
However, I strongly suppose that the
time frame is rather small, and so I would advise that you either invest the money immediately, or dollar -
cost average your investment over the course of the year.
There must be research that would prove, based on past performance, the statistically optimal
time frame for dollar -
cost averaging.
If you have a long term
time frame and have been using dollar
cost average, downturns in the market can be a good thing.
First, dollar
cost averaging into a 100 % stock portfolio is always best when the
time frame is long.
The resulting adaptation
cost figures range from between U$ 6 billion to U$ 14 billion / year that Pakistan would have to spend at an
average in the 2010 - 2050
time frame to cope with the effects of climate change while it will be also left to, unavoidably, bear significant «residual damage»
costs induced due to climate change.