Question 1

How much would I have if I DCA'd $100/week into CRD.A for 5 years?

Accepted Answer

Dollar cost averaging $100 per week into CRD.A for 5 years (261 purchases) would have resulted in a total investment of $26,100 and a current value of $36,390, a return of 39%. Using Enhanced DCA, which concentrates buys during dips, the same $100/week base deployed $41,027 and grew to $66,225 — a 61% return.

Question 2

What is the best DCA strategy for CRD.A?

Accepted Answer

Backtesting shows Enhanced DCA — which increases buy amounts during market dips and reduces or skips buys when CRD.A is overextended — outperformed standard weekly DCA by 22% over 5 years. The enhanced strategy achieved a 61% return vs 39% for standard DCA.

Question 3

What would $100/week into CRD.A be worth after 3 years?

Accepted Answer

Investing $100 per week into CRD.A for 3 years (157 purchases, $15,700 total) would have grown to $18,746 — a 19% return. Enhanced DCA over the same period returned 31%.

Question 4

Is DCA into CRD.A worth it?

Accepted Answer

Based on a 5-year backtest, DCA into CRD.A returned 39% with standard weekly purchases. An intelligent DCA strategy that buys more during dips returned 61% over the same period — a 22% gain in return, while deploying more capital.

Question 5

How many shares of CRD.A would I have after DCA for 5 years?

Accepted Answer

Dollar cost averaging $100/week into CRD.A for 5 years would result in approximately 2843 shares with a standard DCA approach (avg entry $9). Enhanced DCA targeting dips results in 5174 shares at an average entry of $8.

Question 6

How does CRD.A DCA compare to the S&P 500?

Accepted Answer

Enhanced DCA into CRD.A returned 61% over the past 5 years. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned approximately 53% over the same period. CRD.A's performance reflects its volatility as a financials asset. Enhanced DCA outperformed standard DCA by 22%, demonstrating the value of intelligent entry timing during market dips.

Question 7

What is the risk of dollar cost averaging into CRD.A?

Accepted Answer

Past backtest performance does not guarantee future results. CRD.A is a financials asset whose price can fall as well as rise. While DCA reduces timing risk by spreading purchases over time, losses are still possible if the price declines significantly. Always invest within your risk tolerance and consider your overall portfolio diversification.

Question 8

What is the Crawford & Company dollar cost averaging strategy?

Accepted Answer

Standard DCA invests a fixed amount ($100/week or $433/month) into CRD.A at regular intervals. Enhanced DCA improves on this by using RSI (Relative Strength Index) signals to increase buy amounts during market dips (oversold conditions) and reduce or skip purchases when the stock is overextended. Over the 5-year backtest, this timing approach has delivered 22% higher returns than standard DCA while deploying more total capital into CRD.A.

Period	Standard DCA	Enhanced DCA	Alpha
1-Year	16%	22%	+7%
3-Year	19%	31%	+12%
5-Year	39%	61%	+22%

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