Chart of the Week: Debunking Dollar-Cost Averaging February 18, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, compounding, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, portfolio manager Last Friday’s Chart of the Week got me thinking about the age-old investing question: If you have a chunk of money you want to put in the markets, should you invest it all in one go (in a lump sum) or spread it out over time (dollar-cost averaging)? To compare the … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Chart of the Week: Making Up for Poor Timing February 14, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, compounding, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, portfolio manager I thought I was getting a jump on things by contributing to my nine-month-old son’s 529 plan at the start of the year. Then I caught myself thinking: If only I had waited a month or simply been a little slower to get my act together, I could’ve bought in at lower … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Chart of the Week: A Lesson From Warren Buffett February 7, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, Jeff DeMaso, outperformance, portfolio manager Why can’t investors own the “consistently best-performing funds”? We certainly would if we could, but it’s far easier said than done. At Adviser Investments, we work incredibly hard to partner with managers who will outperform over time. However, expecting the managers we invest with (or any manager, really) to outperform the S&P … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right