Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TISI means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+21.7%
Final Value$58.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+3.3%
Final Value$49.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-11.8%
Final Value$42.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap33.5 pp
Your timing vs best-18.3%
Your timing vs worst+15.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$62K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$126K~1.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$27 est. gain
$6K+$77 est. gain
$12K+$313 est. gain
$25K+$1K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$68 est. gain
$15K+$193 est. gain
$31K+$784 est. gain
$63K+$3K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$137 est. gain
$30K+$385 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$126K+$6K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$273 est. gain
$61K+$770 est. gain
$123K+$3K est. gain
$253K+$13K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$158.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$136.10
$10,500
$9,114
-13.20%
$-1,386
Mar 2, 2020
$127.40
$11,000
$9,031
-17.90%
$-1,969
Apr 2, 2020
$64.50
$11,500
$5,072
-55.89%
$-6,428
May 4, 2020
$52.80
$12,000
$4,652
-61.23%
$-7,348
Jun 2, 2020
$56.40
$12,500
$5,469
-56.24%
$-7,031
Jul 2, 2020
$54.90
$13,000
$5,824
-55.20%
$-7,176
Aug 3, 2020
$38.30
$13,500
$4,563
-66.20%
$-8,937
Sep 2, 2020
$67.10
$14,000
$8,494
-39.33%
$-5,506
Oct 2, 2020
$55.80
$14,500
$7,564
-47.84%
$-6,936
Nov 2, 2020
$57.10
$15,000
$8,240
-45.07%
$-6,760
Dec 2, 2020
$89.40
$15,500
$13,401
-13.54%
$-2,099
Jan 4, 2021
$99.70
$16,000
$15,445
-3.47%
$-555
Feb 2, 2021
$106.30
$16,500
$16,967
+2.83%
$467
Mar 2, 2021
$110.70
$17,000
$18,170
+6.88%
$1,170
Apr 5, 2021
$116.70
$17,500
$19,655
+12.31%
$2,155
May 3, 2021
$105.10
$18,000
$18,201
+1.12%
$201
Jun 2, 2021
$85.40
$18,500
$15,289
-17.35%
$-3,211
Jul 2, 2021
$65.30
$19,000
$12,191
-35.84%
$-6,809
Aug 2, 2021
$61.40
$19,500
$11,963
-38.65%
$-7,537
Sep 2, 2021
$45.00
$20,000
$9,267
-53.66%
$-10,733
Oct 4, 2021
$32.40
$20,500
$7,173
-65.01%
$-13,327
Nov 2, 2021
$25.20
$21,000
$6,079
-71.05%
$-14,921
Dec 2, 2021
$13.10
$21,500
$3,660
-82.98%
$-17,840
Jan 3, 2022
$11.60
$22,000
$3,741
-83.00%
$-18,259
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TISI
Investing $500 per month in Team, Inc. (TISI) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $50K today. That's +3.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).