Is a technique for acquiring a stock position in a company by committing to buy a fixed dollar amount of a stock on a regular schedule for a fixed time period regardless of the share price at the time of each purchase. By determining the fixed dollar amount to invest, you end up buying more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price is high. As a result, dollar-cost averaging can lower the average adjusted cost base per share of that investment, giving you a lower over-all cost for the shares purchased over time. The technique is sometimes known as unit-cost averaging and, not surprisingly, in the UK as pound-cost averaging.
The Investment Reporter •2022-07-07 •
Relatively-low interest rates make it cheap to borrow these days. If you can’t maximize contributions to your RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan), consider borrowing to do so. In Hamlet, Polonius Read More
The Investment Reporter •2021-02-08 •
DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans help you build wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.
Dividend reinvestment is critical to building wealth. So make Read More
The Investment Reporter •2021-01-07 •
DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans help you build wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.
Dividend reinvestment is critical to building wealth. So make Read More
Money Reporter •2020-11-25 •
“I can’t recall ever once having seen the name of a market timer on Forbes’ annual list of the richest people in the world.” Peter Lynch.
What is the right price Read More
The Investment Reporter •2020-05-19 •
We’ve always held a high opinion of dollar-cost averaging. That’s because we’ve often seen this investment strategy richly reward those who follow it.
To dollar-cost average, of course, you invest equal Read More
The Investment Reporter •2020-05-05 •
Bull and bear markets succeed one another. But market timing just doesn’t work, so stay the course, invest gradually and rebalance your portfolio towards stocks.
The stock market’s unexpected plunge this Read More
The Investment Reporter •2020-04-28 •
Three factors will affect most of your investment strategy this year: the COVID-19 pandemic, plunging oil prices and the US presidential election.
Investors should look forward to a positive performance for Read More
The Investment Reporter •2020-01-08 •
DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline below.
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The Investment Reporter •2019-10-22 •
Capital Power’s earnings continue to grow along with its electricity generation capacity. With a payout ratio of 45 to 55 per cent, its dividends will keep growing too.
One of the Read More
The Investment Reporter •2019-07-18 •
DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to these dozen advantages.
Studies show that dividend reinvestment is essential in building wealth. So Read More
The Investment Reporter •2019-01-10 •
DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans) and cash option plans let individual investors build their wealth. That’s thanks to the dozen advantages that we outline here.
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The TaxLetter •2015-03-10 •
Many mutual-fund management companies offer services that can help investors organize their affairs. Some of these services may be of great assistance to the investor, while others tend to benefit the fund company more. Read More
The TaxLetter •2015-01-05 •
Dividend Re-Investment Plans, or “DRIPs,” can assist you in building your wealth. You can instruct companies with DRIPs to reinvest your dividends into new shares. You can build your wealth Read More
The MoneyLetter •2014-12-11 •
We’ve always held a high opinion of dollar-cost averaging. That’s because we’ve often seen this investment strategy richly reward those who follow it.
To dollar-cost average, of course, you invest equal Read More
The Investment Reporter •2014-10-02 •
Charles Ellis, author of Winning the Loser’s Game, believes that you should build your portfolio as you would a house. Your house should be suitable to the climate, not last Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2014-09-05 •
When stock markets are undervalued, it’s usually a good time to invest aggressively in the index offerings that track them. When market valuations rise, however, a more circumspect approach is Read More
Money Reporter •2014-08-01 •
Despite the long-term outperformance of equities compared to other asset categories, many stock and mutual-fund investors still manage to lose money. Why is this the case, and how can you Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2014-05-02 •
Continue to pursue a dollar-cost averaging program, emphasizing conservative, diversified, large-cap funds. Emerging markets hold appeal for aggressive investors.
OUR CURRENT THINKING: Notwithstanding the possibility of a sharp market correction Read More
