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  "id": 16323776,
  "title": "I'd Put Most of a Lump Sum Into an S&P 500 Fund Right Away. Here's When I Wouldn't.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/id-put-most-of-a-lump-sum-into-an-s-p-500-fund-right-away-heres-when-16323776",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/id-put-most-lump-sum-sp-500-fund-right-away-heres-when-i-wouldnt"
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  "summary": "Key PointsVanguard's 2012 study showed investing a lump sum all at once beat dollar-cost averaging around two-thirds of the time.",
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        "title": "I'd Put Most of a Lump Sum Into an S&P 500 Fund Right Away. Here's When I Wouldn't.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/id-put-most-of-a-lump-sum-into-an-s-p-500-fund-right-away-heres-when",
        "published": "2026-10-24T11:52:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}