That's the point. Everyone can dream of how much money can be made by buying and selling at exactly the right time; but only a very few lucky...
In a sense you are correct -- that my views are currently considered "radical." However, they are well-established truths from an earlier time...
I've only scratched the surface of the problems with dollar cost averaging. Perhaps the biggest hurdle is psychological. Someone can put in $100...
Probably. Maybe there is a farmer here who can confirm it.
Time will tell. I've explained how prices can rise without inflation. I've also explained elsewhere here how this is a two step process. For...
If you like DCA, use it. There are worse techniques. But people both overrate the result they will get, and underestimate the psychological...
You've proved my point. Your example is short term and contains a 50% drop from the original price. In that case, and only that case, DCA beats...
If I am wrong, I will change my position and investments accordingly. Flexibility is key, but deciding in advance that the situation is hopeless...
As stated above to yakpoo, this is generally the misperception. In fact, the longer the DCA program is in place, the lower the chance that it...
It depends on the year. You would have to run the numbers, but if I had to put money on it, I would bet that a lump sum invested in year 1 would...
For many people and for 401k contributions, DCA is okay to use. And for most people, buying an S&P500 Index fund is probably better than most of...
I agree that if you don't have any idea what a company's stock is worth [value investing], or if you don't know how to read a chart [technical...
This is a situation that I find facinating and discouraging at the same time. At one time, America was a place where people would see something...
I try to warn people about what they read and see on the internet. There are a lot of convincing people out there with little or no training who...
I've never been a fan of dollar cost averaging. Years ago I read an article with a title something like "Twenty-five Ways to Lose Money by Dollar...
Mining companies always like to talk about "cash cost per ounce." It always sounds better when you don't throw in the cost of exploration,...
Silver really is all about supply and demand -- not economic collapse. There has definitely been a slow rise in production, and the world wide...
http://www.silverinstitute.org/production.php
That's a good allegory. The hardest thing in the world is to sell an investment that has worked well. It is also just as important as buying it...
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SIG11.CMX http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GCG11.CMX
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