Comments on: Dollar Cost Averaging: The Basics http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/dollar-cost-averaging-the-basics/ getting the most out of life one penny at a time ... Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:20:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dollar Cost Averaging Criticism: High Transaction Costs | Investing | My Family's Money http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/dollar-cost-averaging-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-3602 Dollar Cost Averaging Criticism: High Transaction Costs | Investing | My Family's Money Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:09:01 +0000 http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/?p=168#comment-3602 [...] Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy that seeks to minimize market timing risk by spreading the investment of a large sum of cash over a fixed period of time.  This investment strategy is not without its critics. Though hailed by many personal finance experts and bloggers as a great investing strategy, DCA has not been as widely accepted among academics. According to its detractors, there are three main problems with dollar cost averaging: it increases overall transaction costs, doesn’t meaningfully protect you from timing risks, and in most cases provides sub-optimal performance as compared to other methods of investing. [...] [...] Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy that seeks to minimize market timing risk by spreading the investment of a large sum of cash over a fixed period of time.  This investment strategy is not without its critics. Though hailed by many personal finance experts and bloggers as a great investing strategy, DCA has not been as widely accepted among academics. According to its detractors, there are three main problems with dollar cost averaging: it increases overall transaction costs, doesn’t meaningfully protect you from timing risks, and in most cases provides sub-optimal performance as compared to other methods of investing. [...]

]]> By: Dollar Cost Averaging and the Great Depression | Investing | My Family's Money http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/dollar-cost-averaging-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 Dollar Cost Averaging and the Great Depression | Investing | My Family's Money Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:54:09 +0000 http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/?p=168#comment-2837 [...] is incontrovertible that dollar cost averaging absolutely destroys lump sum investing given these criteria, but what happens when we add three [...] [...] is incontrovertible that dollar cost averaging absolutely destroys lump sum investing given these criteria, but what happens when we add three [...]

]]> By: Steward http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/dollar-cost-averaging-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Steward Tue, 20 May 2008 03:19:11 +0000 http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/?p=168#comment-128 @Kimberly - yeah, I have been having the darnedest time getting my redirects to work - especially redirecting all my old content to my new site. I gave up a over a week ago after lots and lots of effort. But your comment inspired me to give another college try and I finally got myfamilysmoney.com to redirect to myfamilysmoney.com/blog. Finally! @Kimberly – yeah, I have been having the darnedest time getting my redirects to work – especially redirecting all my old content to my new site. I gave up a over a week ago after lots and lots of effort. But your comment inspired me to give another college try and I finally got myfamilysmoney.com to redirect to myfamilysmoney.com/blog. Finally!

]]> By: Kimberly http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/dollar-cost-averaging-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Kimberly Tue, 20 May 2008 02:32:23 +0000 http://myfamilysmoney.com/blog/?p=168#comment-127 I found you! I knew that page my link was going to couldn't be the right one... it took me awhile but here you are.. I like the new look! when you go to myfamilysmoney.com it goes to the index page which also shows your Mothers Day thing which I'm sure wasn't intended for my eyes (regardless very sweet) ... I'm sure you already know this but just in case I thought i would let you know in case you wanted to fix it.. I found you! I knew that page my link was going to couldn’t be the right one… it took me awhile but here you are.. I like the new look!

when you go to myfamilysmoney.com it goes to the index page which also shows your Mothers Day thing which I’m sure wasn’t intended for my eyes (regardless very sweet) … I’m sure you already know this but just in case I thought i would let you know in case you wanted to fix it..

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