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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Peso Cost Averaging


Last time, we were talking about investing in mutual funds. Some will be asking when is the best time to invest and how often do we invest? Well, there's is no best time to invest than NOW! The sooner we start investing, the better, due to the power of compounding or the rule of 72. We invest even when the market is down, or the market is up, or when there is a political chaos, or when there is political peace and quite. We may hear that we should time the market, but in the following chart below, it will illustrate three (3) scenarios of different market conditions in the stock market.

Peso Cost Averaging. Like saving, we should make investing a regular habit. We should invest regularly, say monthly at a fixed amount! This is what we call as peso cost averaging. By doing so, we minimize or reduce the risk of our investment when the market goes up and down, or simply said whether the prices of stocks are high or when the prices are down. "Save as fast as you can while you can."


                                                         *Courtesy of IMG


In the illustration, an investor, Mr. A, decided or planned to invest 100 pesos every month for 6 months: (Today, or at present, we can start investing in mutual funds starting at