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Will Inflation Hurt Stock Returns? Not Necessarily.
Investors may wonder whether stock returns will suffer if inflation keeps rising. Here’s some good news: Inflation isn’t necessarily bad news for stocks. History shows ...
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Common Retirement Plans For Small Business Owners
Business owners have many options when establishing retirement plans. Several key factors, specific to each business owner's unique situation, must be considered in order to ...
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Which Country Will Outperform? Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Matter.
Investment opportunities exist all around the globe, but the randomness of global stock returns makes it exceedingly difficult to figure out which markets are likely ...
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‘Everything Screams Inflation.’ How to Interpret the Headlines.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- After last year’s economic shocks, we shouldn’t be surprised to see prices rebounding.
- But the potential for inflation is ...
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Are Concerns About Inflation Inflated?
US consumer prices were up by 5.4% for the year ending June 2021, the largest annual increase since August 2008.1 Naturally, inflation is at the ...
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The Cost of Trying To Time the Market
Missing only a few days of strong returns can drastically impact overall performance. The impact of missing just a few of the market’s best days ...
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Pursuing a Better Investment Experience v2021
Our popular brochure, "Pursuing a Better Investment Experience," has been updated with data through 2020. It describes principles for investing in the capital markets that ...
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Do Downturns Lead to Down Years?
Stock market declines over a few days or months may lead investors to anticipate a down year. But the US stock market had positive returns ...
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Global Diversification Can Make a World of Difference
The US stock market is the biggest in the world2, but investors who ignore other global markets may miss out on a wealth of opportunity ...
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As A High-Income Taxpayer, How Might President Biden’s Tax Plan Affect Me?
Biden’s tax plan focuses on raising taxes on corporations and affluent households, while increasing credits for moderate- to lower-income households. This checklist can help guide ...
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How Might President Biden’s Tax Plan Affect Me?
Biden’s tax plan focuses on raising taxes on corporations and affluent households, while increasing credits for moderate- to lower-income households. This checklist can help guide ...
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What accounts should I consider if I’d like to save more?
If you have surplus cash on hand and would like to save for your future, this checklist provides an outline to help guide you through ...
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Should I Contribute To My Roth vs. My Traditional IRA?
Click to download this flowchart to help you decide whether to contribute to a Roth vs. Traditional IRA ...
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Dimensional Receives Climate Neutral Operations Certification
Austin, TX—Monday, March 22, 2021—Dimensional Fund Advisors is among the first in its industry to have its worldwide operations certified Climate Neutral by leading climate ...
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Can I Make a Deductible IRA Contribution?
Click to download this flowchart to help you decide how much of your contribution will be tax deductible. ...
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Join me for Virtual Money Smart Week 2021
Virtual Money Smart Week 2021 will be held Saturday, April 10 – Saturday, April 17. This week-long free virtual campaign aims to help people better ...
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Long-term strategies: Can the broad market be beat?
Dimensional Head of Investment Strategists Wes Crill joins CNBC’s “ETF Edge” to discuss the pitfalls of attempting to time the market (0:15), outguessing vs. outperforming ...
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Tales from the Crypto: How to Think About Bitcoin
The article on this page was republished here with permission of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. No further republication or redistribution is permitted without the consent of Dimensional ...
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There is no guarantee investment strategies will be successful. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. There is always the risk that an investor may lose money. A long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of market loss. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
