Investing all at once wins something like 66 to 75 percent of the time, depending on study and period looked at. Usually it makes sense to get your money in the market as soon as possible. If you don't have the time or inclination to file individual companies, there's nothing wrong with just sticking with index funds,. The Motley Fool recommends index funds as well as individual stocks.

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