My recent experience with Dollar Cost Averaging and the lessons I learned
Several posts ago I discussed my considerations on Dollar Cost Averaging and why I had selected it as my long term investment strategy.
I’ve been at it for 4 months and have shown the necessary self restraint, avoiding any impulse buying and selling and sticking to my original investment plan which includes investing a fixed, identical sum at the start of every month into a well diversified ETF portfolio.
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2 year recap and interesting reading from fellow bloggers
It has been a hectic year. My job takes up the best part of my life and between it and my 4 month old boy I have had little time to maintain The Personal Financier as I’d like.
I have been writing, here at The Personal Financier, for almost 2 years now and would like to think I’ve gathered a small crowd that enjoys my posts. I try to be innovative in my posting and avoid the shallowness which sometimes characterizes personal finance blogging.
I would like to believe my posts are useful and hold added value. I strive to walk off the beaten path as far as personal finance blogs are concerned. I would appreciate your comments and thoughts on the matter.
Interesting reading at fellow personal finance blogs:
Recent personal finance carnivals of interest:
A counter intuitive rule of thumb explained
Rumors of new products, earnings, takeovers and mergers immediately raise share prices. This is understandable as the value of the company is expected to rise as a result and so investors who believe the rumor to be true (or true enough) can buy on the rumor with the hope of generate significant returns in a short time.
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The finance carnivals were, as usual, very productive. I’d like to note the following two:
Other great posts of the past week include the following:
