DOWNLOAD THE PDF Happy New Year!  I think 2020 is one of those years most of us are happy to have in the rearview mirror as COVID lockdowns destroyed markets early in the year, followed by record levels of global government stimulus which ultimately fueled amazing market rebounds.  If we

DOWNLOAD THE PDF The year 2020 proved to be one of the most tumultuous in modern history, marked by a number of developments that were historically unprecedented. But the year also demonstrated the resilience of people, institutions, and financial markets. The novel coronavirus was already in the news early in

DOWNLOAD THE PDF Most people believe that all 401(k) advisors serve the same role in a 401(k) plan. Sadly, this is far from the truth. When picking a financial advisor on your 401(k) it is important to understand the role they will play and how it will impact you as

DOWNLOAD THE PDF Section I:  Market Update Report The second quarter of 2020 was a dramatic comeback from the first quarter.  If you click on this link you will be able to download our graphical review of the second quarter.  In this, you will notice that in Quarter 2 of

Download the PDF Section I:  Market Update Report The first quarter of 2020 was volatile, to say the least.  If you click on this link, you will be able to download our graphical review of the first quarter.  In this, you will find that all global equity markets were down,

Download the PDF The world is watching with concern the spread of the new coronavirus. The uncertainty is being felt around the globe, and it is unsettling on a human level as well as from the perspective of how markets respond. At Dimensional, it is a fundamental principle that markets

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Download the PDF Each quarter we put together a PowerPoint detailing how different markets performed over the last quarter. You will notice that in Quarter 1 of 2020 each equity market was down more than 20%, with real estate being down the most at -29%

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DOWNLOAD THE PDF This Report shows how each of the markets across the world performed in 2019. As you can see from page 3, all major market classes were above their average annual return.

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DOWNLOAD THE PDF Each quarter we put together a PowerPoint detailing how different markets performed over the last quarter. You will notice that Q4 of 2019 Emerging Markets (yes the market we have talking about for a couple years) performed the best.