DCA only works better than
lump sum investing if the price drops.
Not exact matches
If you have a
lump sum of cash to
invest, you can vary how you
invest during your time period via DCA.
If you're enjoying this low - interest loan, it may make more sense to
invest that
lump sum in an investment that will yield more returns than you're paying to borrow for your home (especially when factoring in tax benefits).
If I had the extra money to
invest, I would dollar cost average or
invest in a
lump sum at these lower market levels.
If you'd like to add an indexing element to your portfolio and are prepared to
invest a
lump sum, ETFs provide some flexibility you might find useful.
If I had the extra money to
invest, I would dollar cost average or
invest in a
lump sum at these lower market levels.
But here's the thing:
If I had a
lump sum to
invest, that means I would be artifically high in cash and low in stocks, by definition.
If by other Asset classes you mean other than equity, i.e. debt funds, liquid funds, arbitrage funds, FD's etc then yes majority of our
lump -
sum corpus has been
invested in these asset classes only.
The good news is,
if you decide you want to
invest more money, you can — through either a
lump sum or recurring investments.
If this is a
lump sum you are
investing, don't forget about the possibility of using exchange - traded funds.
Taking a
lump sum makes sense
if you're financially savvy enough to
invest more successfully than the pension plan managers, but few people are in this camp.
First,
if you
invest your
lump sum right before a market crash (October 1987, October 2007), dollar cost averaging will outperform over time.
And
if you have a
lump sum, you're actually in a more ideal position to instantly
invest into your target asset allocation.
Imagine how you would have felt
if you
invested a
lump sum just before Black Monday in 1987, or in September 2008.
The idea sounds appealing:
if the markets plummet after you
invest a
lump sum, you'll suffer a major loss and be filled with regret.
«In much the same way investment advisors and the investment industry preach dollar - cost - averaging and
investing small increments of money over a long period of time, as opposed to one
lump sum of money all at once, I think that just goes to justify the benefit of taking the payments over the long run,» says Heath, «Especially
if one didn't have a lot of financial aptitude.»
If she takes a
lump sum and
invests it in a house, that is great but doesn't provide any income at all.
From a strictly mathematical sense, it's obvious to me that
if a market grows 10 % on average, that DCA will lag
lump sum by 10 % * the average time money isn't
invested.
if u have a
lump -
sum, then after deciding on the equity fund to
invest, u can
invest the lumpsum in a liquid fund of the same fund house and then start an STP from that liquid fund into your chosen equity funds.
There's the potential you'll end up paying less per share than you would have paid
if you'd
invested using a less regular tactic, or in one
lump sum.
If you can't
invest a
lump sum amount, you can do it through a Systematic Investment Plan i.e. SIP with as less as Rs. 500.
That said,
if you're terrified about
investing a
lump sum all at once, it's perfectly fine to do so gradually.
How do I go about making contributions using this strategy
if I want to make pre-authorized monthly payments, as I do not have a large
lump sum to
invest?
If you are hesitating between
investing every paycheck or just
investing in a
lump sum, you can read my thoughts on the best way to
invest and
lump sum investing.
That's why I would ONLY consider a load mutual fund
if I was
investing a
lump sum.
Past performance does not necessarily predict future results but you are still statistically more likely to finish ahead
if investing in one
lump sum than DCA.
Tip: Look for a home buyer's CD that allows you to keep adding money in each month
if you can't afford to
invest a
lump sum all at once.
If you have
lump sum amount to be
invested, consider
investing in a Balanced fund to start with.
Please let me know the three funds
if I have
invest in SIP of Rs. 5000 / - a month for 12 - 18 months or more Please let me know two or three funds to
invest lump sum of Rs. 1 Lakh each and for what time frame
If markets were obviously overvalued but the account must be
invested... then it's prudent and necessary to use DCA instead of
lump -
sum investing.
If you take the
lump sum, how do you
invest those
But
if you are
investing for long - term, you may
invest lump sum.
Dear Haresh,
If you need to receive Rs 25k regularly every month then you may have to consider
investing the
lump sum amount (Rs 25 L) in Fixed deposit, Monthly income plans and balanced funds (for capital appreciation).
For example,
if you borrow 100K at 5 % for 30 years instead of at 4.5 % for 15 years, and
invest the difference in payment ($ 228 per month) at 6 %, after 15 years, you will have a
lump sum of $ 66300, and will still owe $ 67,800.
If the entire monetary award is taken as a
lump sum and
invested in stocks or bonds, then the income generated from those investments would be taxable.
If you would like to take medium risk, you may
invest the
lump sum amount in a balanced fund.
I am just confused
if I should
invest in
lump - sum or SIP or Lump - sum &
lump -
sum or SIP or
Lump - sum &
Lump -
sum & SIP?
If you have
lump sum surplus now,
invest right away for longer period.
If your investment horizon is 15 years,
lump sum amount can be
invested.
If you have a
lump sum to
invest then take the STP (Systematic Transfer Plan) route.
If you have interest & time to follow financial markets, you can surely consider
investing lump sum (or additional amounts) when markets fall.
If I have a horizon of say 10 years, I do not mind
investing lump sum amount now.
Still,
investing a
lump sum in the equities market makes sense only
if you won't panic and sell in a downturn in the equity markets.
If it is for long - term, you may
invest in
lump sum.
Dear Subramanyam Ji,
If you would like to accumulate Rs 50 Lakh in 5 years from now, assuming the rate of return as 10 %, you have to
invest around Rs 8.2 Lakh per annum (or) Rs 31 Lakh
lump sum investment.
Please advise
if I should come out of all my investment in sbi global fund and
invest as
lump sum in some other fund or keep it
invested for some more time in sbi global fund only.
Please advise
if I should come out of all my investment in Reliance fund (Approx 2.5 Lakh) and
invest as
lump sum in SBI Blue chip fund or keep it
invested for some more time in Reliance fund only.
If your investment objective is to
invest a
lump sum amount in an MIP fund and would like to receive regular & fixed (monthly / quarterly / yearly) income then
investing in MIP fund with Growth & Systematic Withdrawal options can be a prudent choice.
Moreover can you please suggest
if investing monthly makes sense or else
investing lump sum is fine.
Dear Maninder, I judiciously follow markets and when I see the indices are below 200 day moving average (or)
if I believe that markets have fallen too much (personal judgement), I
invest additional
lump sum amounts.