Make Effects 'Stick' to Continuously Rasterized Layers/Typed Text?

I want to apply an effect (specifically a Ramp) to a Continuously Rasterized layer of typed text but because of the change in render order when you turn on Continuously Rasterize the Ramp doesn't 'stick' to the type as it's moved.
I would SWEAR there was an expression you could add to the position values of the Ramp (Start, End) to get them to move WITH the type but I can't think of it or find it.
I thought these docs might help...
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7f49a.htm l
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS064964FC-424C-4e5a-A5C3-2160B3DFBCA4a.html
...but they don't have what I'm looking for.
My brain keeps saying this has something to do with the Anchor Point, but I'm lost.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Marc

One of the documents that you pointed to does contain the kernel of your answer:
"The default rendering order for a layer without continuous rasterization is masks, followed by effects, and then transformations; whereas the default rendering order for a continuously rasterized layer is masks, followed by transformations, and then effects."
The issue is that for continuously rasterized layers, effects follow transformations (e.g., Position changes). You have several ways to take more control of the render order. The two that come immediately to mind are (1) precompose the text layer and move the precomposition layer (2) apply the Transform effect and do your position animation within that effect.

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