You can do dollar cost averaging[0]: buy chucks over time instead of all at once. Of course this increases commissions and other transactions costs. [0]: http:

You can do dollar cost averaging[0]: buy chucks over time instead of all at once. Of course this increases commissions and other transactions costs. [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_cost_averaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_cost_averaging