Vanguard found that about 67 % of the time
a lump sum investing approach would out perform a dollar - cost averaging approach.
Not exact matches
You can
invest in mutual fund using
lump sum or Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)
approach.
According to finance theory, the optimal
approach is to make a
lump sum investment; i.e.,
invest all of your money at once.
But be aware that some financial advisors recommend this
approach in order to secure a regular commitment from those clients who simply don't have a
lump sum to
invest at the outset.