by Dimensional

How Markets Work and the FAANG Mentality
Is the market getting by with a little help from the FAANGs? And does their performance stand out historically? Investors may be surprised that it's ...
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What Happens When You Fail At Market Timing?
It’s hard to predict the best days in the markets, and the cost of missing them can be high. The impact of missing just a ...
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Retirement Readiness: Monitoring Your Progress
When planning for retirement, it’s important to keep in mind how much spending your savings can support. The decisions you make today can help improve ...
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Recent Market Volatility
While it may be difficult to remain calm during a substantial market decline, it is important to remember that volatility is a normal part of ...
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The Flat-Out Truth (REPUBLISHED)
Update Considering recent market volatility and worrying financial news media headlines, I have decided to republish this post about yield curve inversion, a hot topic ...
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Reacting To Markets
In this short video, Nobel laureate Eugene Fama provides perspective for long-term investors on why they shouldn’t pay a lot of attention to short-term results ...
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Dimensional Eyes the Fund Sector’s Trillion-Dollar Club
The Financial Times sat down with Dimensional Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer Gerard O’Reilly. The profile covers O’Reilly’s path to Dimensional, his leadership alongside Dave ...
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Timing Isn’t Everything
Over the course of a summer, it’s not unusual for the stock market to be a topic of conversation at barbeques or other social gatherings ...
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Matrix Book 2019
The Matrix Book is a unique a tool for seeing decades of returns and telling stories about investing. In this video, Joel Hefner explains how ...
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Retirement Readiness: How Much Should I Save?
Several factors may influence your retirement savings rate, including your expected retirement date, current level of income and savings, and retirement income goal. Beyond determining ...
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Retirement Readiness: How To Invest
Rather than focusing on how much wealth to accumulate, think about how much retirement income your portfolio can support. Beyond determining how much money to ...
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Don’t Bother Trying to Pick Stocks
Dimensional research shows that managers usually fall short when they try to outguess market prices. That’s good news for investors. If markets do a good ...
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The Uncommon Average
“I have found that the importance of having an investment philosophy—one that is robust and that you can stick with— cannot be overstated.” —David Booth ...
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The Index Bogeyman
Over the last several years, index funds have received increased attention from investors and the financial media. Some have even made claims that the increased ...
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Perspective on Premiums
Investors may be tempted to extrapolate recent returns into the future, which can lead them to abandon their investment philosophy at potentially inopportune times. While ...
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Getting to the Point of a Point
A quick online search for “Dow rallies 500 points” yields a cascade of news stories with similar titles, as does a similar search for “Dow ...
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Here’s the Prescription
As much as I value the unfettered access to information the internet provides, I recognize the potential harm that too much information can cause. By ...
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