Issue Briefs

Are Fees and Gimmicks Squandering Your Returns?
Most of us need to invest in order to fulfill our financial and retirement goals. By taking risks in capital markets, we expect a return ...
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Déjà Vu All Over Again
Investment fads are nothing new. When selecting strategies for their portfolios, investors are often tempted to seek out the latest and greatest investment opportunities. Over ...
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Can Hedge Funds Ever Be Ethical?
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in this Good With Money article about hedge funds, "Can Hedge Funds Ever Be Ethical?". Capital markets don’t distinguish among ...
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Why Index Funds Should Be Part Of Your Portfolio
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in the January 2019 issue of Retire Ahead (a Chicago Tribune newsletter) on why index funds are a smart move, ...
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Protecting a Portfolio With a Stop-Loss Order
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in this U.S. News and World Report article about using stop-loss orders to avoid deeper losses during a market plunge, ...
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Stick With Your Investment Plan, Even When the Market Gets Scary
Changing your investment mix can backfire. As the illustration below shows, the investor who moved a $100,000 portfolio to cash when the stock market bottomed ...
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In Times of Stress, Remember to Consider the Big Picture
VOLATILITY AND PERIODIC CORRECTIONS ARE A FACT OF LIFE IN FINANCIAL MARKETS You’ve worked with your investment advisor to devise an investment approach that meets ...
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Why Should You Diversify?
As 2019 approaches, and with US stocks outperforming non-US stocks in recent years, some investors have again turned their attention towards the role that global ...
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Investing Myths, Debunked
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in this Quicken Loans post on some of the most common myths about investing, debunked. Keep Reading → Source: Investing ...
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When Should I Sell a Stock
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in this U.S. News and World Report article on the difficulty for everyday investors and experts alike of determining when ...
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Midterm Elections: What Do They Mean for Markets?
It’s almost Election Day in the US once again. For those who need a brief civics refresher, every two years the full US House of ...
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Are You Paying Too Much In Fees?
You may be wondering if you need to pay financial professionals more for better returns. On the contrary, the lower the fees, usually much higher ...
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How can I protect my investments from inflation?
Sabela Capital Markets was quoted in this CNN article on the potential strategies that can hedge against inflation. Keep Reading → Source: How can I ...
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Total Cost of Ownership
Costs matter. Whether you’re buying a car or selecting an investment strategy, the costs you expect to pay are likely to be an important factor ...
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The Fiduciary Rule is Dead
Clients Should Ask Their Advisor This Simple Yes or No Question Over the past year, investors have been receiving notifications about the U.S. Department of ...
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Does a Declining Number of Stocks Affect the Size Premium?
New research by Dimensional examines the decline in the number of US stocks over the last two decades and whether this has implications for the ...
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A Decade After Lehman’s Collapse, Some Say It Can Happen Again
Sabela Capital Markets was interviewed for this BISNOW article on the largest bankruptcy in US history and whether lessons were learned from the aftershocks that ...
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Do Mutual Funds Outperform Benchmarks?
Dimensional’s 2018 analysis of US-based mutual funds shows that only a small percentage of funds have outperformed industry benchmarks after costs—and among top-ranked funds based ...
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