Assuming a 60/40 portfolio in the United States, lump sum investing beat out dollar cost averaging after a 10 year period by 2.3%. So I don't think we're talking about huge sums of money.

If you’re considering whether to reinvest the capital at once or drip it into your account bit by bit, here’s why lump sum investing is better than dollar-cost averaging, most of the time.

On a recent episode of her “Women & Money” podcast, Suze Orman broke down three common investment strategies: lump-sum ...

There are two main approaches to investing cash: dollar-cost averaging and lump-sum investing. Which is best for a family who has received a once-in-a-lifetime influx of cash?

This money is being “dollar cost averaged,” meaning that a predetermined amount of invested money buys more when the market is down and less when the market is up. Image: Chirag P. Shah, MD ...

In sum, there’s no reason to be terrified of the consequences if the dollar should lose its special international status. But that said, it’s really hard to see that happening in the first place.

According to History, the word dollar is much older than the official US currency. ‘Dollar’ is an anglicized form of ‘thaler’ , the name given to coins first minted in 1519 from silver ...

It only takes a couple dollars to win, but it takes a lot of smarts to manage a billion-dollar windfall. For those playing Mega Millions for the chance to win Friday's estimated $1.02 billion ...

The dollar is not just the currency used in the U.S., it is very much the world's currency. It's been that way for 80 years – but that could change. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption ...