re: If I start investing would it be better to dump a bunch of money all at once

Best time to buy is now. There’s some great value out there but there is a lot of unknown and stocks at the 5 year high. To me apple screams buy, Pfizer screams buy, O screams buy. To me Microsoft and meta both are buys even though they are high but I think their stocks will explode due to their AI investments. I would hold AXP just not low enough to buy. Visa seems like a good buy right now