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
Download the PDF Recently, I was on the 7th floor, stepped into an empty elevator that I assumed was going up. I stepped in and pushed the button for floor number 10 and watched the doors close. To my surprise, the elevator started going down! As I looked at the
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DOWNLOAD THE PDF The year 2019 offered investors strong returns in many major asset classes and capped off an attractive decade of gains. Figure 1 below shows the 10 year returns for a global stock portfolio. Large US growth stocks, the major type of stocks owned by many investors, especially
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.
Download the PDF As the weather cools off, the political climate continues to heat up. With recession fears running high, trade war concerns, and high market volatility, investors appear jittery. The million-dollar question clients are asking, as markets begin to flirt with the previous highs, is will markets catch a
Download the PDF 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. A neighbor or relative might ask about which investments are good at the moment. The lure of getting in at the right
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Each quarter we put together a PowerPoint detailing how different markets performed over the last quarter. You will notice that Q2 of 2019 was a positive quarter all around the world. To see the PDF click on the picture below, or the link above.