Ep 403: Lump sum share market investing: risky or rational
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In this episode, Stuart discusses the merits of lump sum investing versus dollar cost averaging, supported by market research.
Read Full Blog Here Investing a large lump sum into the share market can feel risky, but is spreading it out actually safer, or just more comfortable? In this episode, Stuart revisits his own evolving view on lump sum investing versus dollar cost averaging. Drawing on decades of market research, he explains why lump sum investing has historically outperformed staged investing around two-thirds of the time, and why the real cost of caution is often missed opportunity, not reduced risk. But thi...
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Hosts: Stuart Wemyss, Campbell Wallace
Topics covered
- lump sum investing
- dollar cost averaging
- market research
- investment strategies
- risk assessment
Keywords
- lump sum investing
- dollar cost averaging
- investment risk
- market performance
- financial strategy
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