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3 ways to beat the cash crunch

SHARES PORTFOLIOS

At times like the present when we're juggling high living costs, plans to invest can be put on the backburner. But the real cash squeeze can be felt further down the track when we find we have been missing out on compounding returns.

Fortunately, there are ways to maintain regular investing that don't call for a large outflow of cash. Here are three options to consider.

1 Dollar cost averaging

Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy chiefly designed to smooth out volatility. However, it can also be a way of maintaining portfolio momentum when cash resources are thinly stretched.

The idea is simple. You just invest the same amount at regular fixed intervals

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