A Wall of Worry We wrote about the renewal of the Greek debt crisis a month ago, noting that it was “like deja vu all over again,” mirroring the Greek debt crisis we were writing about back in October of 2011 (Beware of Greeks Bearing…
We wrote about the renewal of the Greek debt crisis a month ago, noting that it was “like deja vu all over again,” mirroring the Greek debt crisis we were writing about back in October of 2011 (Beware of Greeks Bearing Gilts), when the markets…
Healthy Technology Habits Identity protection has never been a hotter topic, and it seems as if securing your identity is growing more challenging by the day. Hackers, phishers, and identity thieves continue to find new ways to cause security breaches and infiltrate peoples’ databases, email,…
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…
Huffington Post: 15 Ways to Retire Early 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…
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…
Remembering a Pioneer The Journal of Financial Planning has a long-standing tradition of working with some of the best minds in the profession through the role of Practitioner Editor. In April, we announced that Dave would become the next Practitioner Editor of the award-winning, peer-reviewed…
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…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States’ health expenditures as a percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) were an astonishing 17.4% in 2013. That’s $2.9 trillion dollars or $9,255 per person! With more than one in six dollars of the…
Budgeting – Blending, Not Balancing Nothing makes someone’s eyes glaze over faster than talking about “budgeting”. What about the “b-word” makes us squirm? We all understand the math involved, and surely the difficulty isn’t an inability to identify the components of spending. We often feel…