When Shiga toxin is released from an E. coli O157:H7 bacterium, it can translocate to organs other than the digestive tract such as the kidneys and central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). This can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and/or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) .
A strategy called dollar-cost averaging can help reduce risks surrounding an asset falling in price. The concept is straightforward - you invest a fixed amount of money in an asset once every fixed time period.
1 Time your Investments not the market. 2  You can invest as little as $25 in each company whenever you have the money to do so (of course, you can also invest a great deal more than that). 3  Or you can set up a program to invest automatically on a regular basis.4  This systematic approach is known as dollar cost averaging. When the market is down, your investment will buy more shares than it would when the market is high. 2  Diversification. 3  Because you can open a DRIP account with a single share of stock you can become an owner of lots of different companies.