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Investing smaller amounts over time or single lump sums: Understanding what approach is right for you.
When it comes to investing, one of the first questions many consider is whether it’s more beneficial to invest frequently in smaller amounts or single large sums. By understanding both strategies and their pros and cons, you can find an approach that works for you. Dollar-cost averaging or DCA, is an investment strategy where you invest the same amount of…
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Overcoming your behavioural biases when investing
Investing is rife with choices, and sometimes to avoid the uncomfortable feeling of being overwhelmed, we choose the path of least resistance or go with our gut feeling; we rely on biases or mental shortcuts to guide our decision-making. Further, human behaviour is often influenced by our unconscious emotional and cognitive biases. These biases help our brains avoid becoming overwhelmed…
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Three steps to take before downloading a mobile investment app
Investing today has never been more accessible. With the advent of electronic trading platforms in 1992, the proliferation of internet accessibility in the mid-to-late 90s and the growing adoption of mobile devices in the early 2000s, investors now have access to a variety of easy-to-use and intuitive investment applications on their mobile devices. While these technological advancements have made investing…
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Achieving your short-term goals with high-interest savings accounts and guaranteed investment certificates
Thoughtful financial planning is what will determine your success as an investor. A good rule of thumb when planning is to organize your financial goals into three planning time horizons. These horizons typically include short-term goals that you want to achieve in the next six months to five years, medium-term goals that you want to achieve in the next five…
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