How often should I be investing?

<p>We got a question this week at <a href="https://equitymates.com/contact-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">equitymates.com/contact</a> from Kate about how often we should be investing. Is there an optimum? If you want to be investing regularly and dollar cost averaging into the market, but your brokerage cost is $10 each trade, should you literally be investing every week, or should you be saving it up? </p><br><p>We talk about the factors you need to be considering here: brokerage costs, expected stock market returns and the interest you earn on savings, and how these three things work together. &nbsp;</p><br><p>The Investing Frequency calculator is here: <a href="https://investcalc.github.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://investcalc.github.io/</a> </p><p>Our compound interest calculator is here: <a href="https://equitymates.com/compound-interest-calculator/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://equitymates.com/compound-interest-calculator/</a></p><br><p>If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them <a href="mailto:contact@equitymates.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our <a href="https://community.equitymates.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forum</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Want more Equity Mates? Come to our<a href="https://equitymates.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> website</a> and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more.&nbsp;</p><br><p>*****</p><br><p>In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal