Newbie to investing...perhaps a dumb question but anyone know if there is a prevailing school of thought re: investing frequency? Want to stay mostly passive (ie 1-2 index funds)

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Invest early, invest often, invest across sectors

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Yeah, google dollar cost averaging for the theory. In practice, set amount every month makes sense.

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Depends on your brokerage costs.
If zero, invest as much as you can, each pay cheque.
If you pay some brokerage, consider waiting a few months until the brokerage is a smaller percentage of your purchase.

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Do I contribute a set % ever paycheck? Once a month?

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