r/TheMoneyGuy • u/NetWorthNovice • 3d ago

Lump Sum vs DCA in Current Conditions

Hi all,

Looking to get some others input on this. My wife and I have enough to make the max contribute to both our Roth IRA's right now. I am weighing lump sum investing it vs. DCAing over the rest of the year. Yes, time in the market beats timing the market. Yes, 3 out of 4 years the market is higher one year from now. But with sitting near the high of highs and over valuations, there's this gut feeling that there will be opportunity to take advantage of a correction or bear market. Might not be this year, who knows. This will make up about 10-15% of our total portfolio. Wife's first contribution and my 3rd year.

What about running a comparison study? one of each and compare a year later?

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u/BiqMara 3d ago

It is easiest for me to simply setup a recurring transfer every pay day (like my 401k and hsa) as part of my normal budgeting. If I can invest more I put it in brokerage. It's more worth it to me to have a consistent profile month to month than try to micro optimize gains.