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Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Still Beats Timing the Market ?
Markets move in ways no one can predict reliably. Here's why spreading purchases over time still wins for most investors.
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Personal Finance · Aug 3, 2026
Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Still Beats Timing the Market
Every investor has, at some point, tried to guess the bottom. It feels obvious in hindsight — buy in March 2020, sell before a correction, repeat. The trouble is that timing decisions have to be made twice...
“The best strategy is the one you'll actually stick with when the market drops 20% in a month.”
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Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Still Beats Timing the Market ? — Markets move in ways no one can predict reliably. Here's why spreading purchases over time still wins for most investors.