Dollar-cost-averaging

Practice of investing a set sum in shares or other growth securities at regular intervals, regardless of whether prices are increasing or decreasing. In this way, more securities are bought when their prices are low, and fewer when their prices are higher. Dollar-cost-averaging also means that the investor is not attempting to time the market – that is, trying to pick the best time to buy or sell. Dollar-cost-averaging does not ensure that a profit is made from an investment, including over the long-term.
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