Keep Saving Simple with Systematic Investing

DEWITT, Mich. - March 22, 2016 - PRLog -- We get it - life is busy. Unfortunately, life's immediate demands sometimes overshadow high-impact decisions that can affect your long-term financial health. Use the "Keep It Simple" principle to automate contributions to your investments and realize the benefits of systematic investing.

What exactly is systematic investing?

Systematic investing is buying a fixed dollar amount of mutual funds or stocks at regular intervals. By doing so, you buy more shares when the price is low and fewer when the price is high - a process called "dollar cost averaging."

Systematic Investing

• Easy setup

• Automated

• Incrementally grows your investment portfolio

Where to star

• Consult with your financial advisor about a systematic investment strategy that builds toward your financial goals.

• Decide the amount and frequency at which you want to invest. Consider matching the frequency of your paychecks.

• Enroll through online account access.

Investing tools

Systematic investing is one investing strategy we encourage investors to adopt. Edward Jones offers many other tools  to make investing easier for you.

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Important information:
It's important to note that systematic investing doesn't guarantee a profit or protect against loss. You should consider your willingness to keep investing when share prices are declining.