Dollar-Cost Averaging vs. Lump-Sum Investing

March 17, 2023 Beginner
Is dollar-cost averaging better than lump-sum investing? Find out which approach may be best and could be worth considering.
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Examples provided are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve.

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1Invested $2,000 annually in a hypothetical portfolio that tracks the S&P 500® Index from 2001-2020. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested in directly. The examples are hypothetical and provided for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended to represent a specific investment product, and investors may not achieve similar results. Dividends and interest are assumed to have been reinvested, and the examples do not reflect the effects of taxes, expenses, or fees. Had fees, expenses, or taxes been considered, returns would have been substantially lower.

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