Dollar-Cost-Averaging
Hosts Trevor Cummings and Blaine Carver discuss the importance of dollar cost averaging (DCA) as an investment strategy.
Hosts Trevor Cummings and Blaine Carver discuss the importance of dollar cost averaging (DCA) as an investment strategy.
This week's blogpost - https://bahnsen.co/4d9Z1FY
Mastering Dollar Cost Averaging: Soccer Strategies for Smarter Investments
In this episode of the Thoughts on Money Podcast, hosts Trevor Cummings and Blaine Carver discuss the importance of dollar cost averaging (DCA) as an investment strategy. Blaine shares an engaging analogy comparing DCA to soccer strategies, specifically the buildup approach and counterattack method, which helps simplify the concept for listeners. The conversation covers the benefits of DCA, addressing market volatility, and how it can help hesitant investors commit to a systematic investment process. The episode also touches on the pitfalls of market timing and the necessity for diversifying investments.
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
00:38 Blaine Carver's Article and Soccer Analogy
08:13 Dollar Cost Averaging Explained
14:00 Lump Sum vs. Dollar Cost Averaging
18:04 Psychological Aspects of Investing
27:36 Final Thoughts and Advice
31:01 Conclusion and Contact Information
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Trevor is a Partner, Director of our Private Wealth Advisor Group, and Author of Thoughts on Money.
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