Just sold a second home and cleared 175k. Don’t need the proceeds other than to FIRE sooner. Have a great index fund at Vanguard I will be dropping it into. Question: Would you drop it in all at once or DCA it over next six months so and put unused somewhere else like a HYSA.

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All at once. If that makes you nervous, do 50% now and dca the rest over the six months.

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Keep money aside for capital gain taxes

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Nice achievements and congrats but the most achievement is to be able to transfer these knowledge and wealth as an heritage to your children ( biological and per mentorship)

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Statistically investing a lump-sum edges DCA annual returns by 0.2%-0.4% (~70% of the time)… choosing between the two is more about an investor profile… if you invested the $175K, and the following day the market was negative 20%, how would you feel? If you would be quick to pull it to avoid additional losses, DCA… if you know it’s long term money, and it wouldn’t bother you, lump-sum…

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I would drop it in all at once.

If that would make me nervous I would reflect on whether my asset allocation was correct.

I would DCA. I know time in market is generally better than timing market, but given where valuations are and all the macro and geo uncertainty, I feel better giving up some potential return for in exchange for some downside protection.

Do what makes you sleep better at night. If DCA is it then do it. You do it your way.

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