The engagement of a couple instantly triggers a waterfall of congratulations, wedding plans, and questions for the bride and groom-to-be. The planning of a wedding involves countless decisions including selecting a wedding date, creating a guest list, planning a honeymoon and more. And while the…
Dave recently gave his thoughts to Lou Carlozo, contributor for the Huffington Post, to help compile a list of 15 major financial and lifestyle moves you can make to help you retire early. When asked about actionable tips people can use to retire before the…
As Dimensional Fund Advisors embarks on its 25th year of working with financial advisors, they shared with us a series of Dimensional Stories, two minute videos featuring Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama and/or David Booth speaking on the themes and insights that influence Dimensional’s way of…
As Dimensional Fund Advisors embarks on its 25th year of working with financial advisors, they shared with us a series of Dimensional Stories, two minute videos featuring Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama and/or David Booth speaking on the themes and insights that influence Dimensional’s way of…
Lou Carlozo, Investment Contributor for U.S. News & World Report, enlisted the expertise of several investment professionals to offer advice to those heading into retirement who may not have the financial security to do so. One of the “nuggets of wisdom” that Lou Carlozo offers…
Robert Powell recently wrote an article featured in USA Today that reports that one in two Americans who planned on working past age 65 found themselves retiring unexpectedly for various reasons. As a result, Powell suggests that those who do plan on working past age…
DFA founder David Booth likes to say, “it’s about ideas,” and we certainly don’t know of another fund company that has been more about ideas than Dimensional Fund Advisors. And not just any ideas, but the best thinking coming out of academic research in the science of economics. …
Writing on the results of a joint survey by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and CNBC , Lori Ioannou (@LoriIoannou1) reports that 78 percent of small business owners plan to/need to sell their business in order to fund anywhere from 60 to 100% of their retirement….
As if coming to terms with our annual obligations to Uncle Sam isn’t stressful enough, tax time is also prime “phishing” season for scammers and identity thieves. Phishing is an attempt to fool someone into revealing sensitive personal or corporate information by “masquerading as a…
As we prepare this edition of the Digest, we’re hoping that you had a great end to 2014 and celebrated the start to 2015 with your close family and friends.The end of one year and the beginning of another is a great time to reflect….