Strategy to invest lump sum of cash into taxable account

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Can anyone share what their strategy would be for investing a lump sum of cash into a taxable account?

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1. Determine ideal investments and allocations.

2. Invest lump-sum as soon as possible.

3. Keep the lump sum invested until needed, but consider rebalancing, harvesting losses, and/or reallocating accordingly.

4. Don’t panic and withdraw when the market goes down.

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DCA over a few weeks/months?

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DCA typically results in lower gains than lump-sum investing, and the lower the volatility, the less beneficial DCA becomes. And volatility has been quite low.

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Should I invest half now and keep the other half in cash for if/when there is a market pullback?

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You can do that if that’s your risk tolerance, but know that you’re likely to lose out on gains, and potentially considerable gains, for that portion in cash and those missed gains with grow as more is put toward cash.

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Thanks everyone