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THE MAGIC OF DOLLAR-COST-AVERAGING
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PREFER?
$20
$18
$16
$14
$12
$10
$8
$6
$4
$2
$0
8.3
8.0
7.8
7.4
7.1
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.0
5.8
5.7
10.0
12.5
12.5
16.6
12.5
16.6
$1,200 in Fund A
Bought 82 Shares
$17.50 X 82 = $1435
$1,200 in Fund B
Bought 223 Shares
$10.00 X 223 = $2230
16.6
16.6
25.0
25.0
50.0
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Fund A
Fund B
The advantages of dollar-cost-averaging only accrue if you have the financial ability to continue
monthly payments regardless of price levels for an investment that fluctuates in value. Naturally,
if you discontinue your payments when the market value of your accumulated shares is less than cost,
you will incur a loss. While no investment program can assure against a loss in declining markets,
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this systematic method provides a way of investing that has proved its value when faithfully followed
in both good times and bad.