by Chip Workman | Jan 6, 2021 | Investing & Markets
2020: A Boring Year? Minutes after US markets closed for the final time in 2020, a Twitter user going by the handle @TheSpeculator0 posted the partially redacted chart below with the following commentary: “kind of a boring year” For reference, the chart above...
by taaginc | Dec 22, 2020 | Guest Blog, Investing & Markets
Dividends in the Time of COVID-19 (from Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Original post can be found here and was published November 30, 2020.) Many investors view dividend payouts as a reliable source of income. However, those expecting to receive consistent dividend...
by Jeannette Jones | Dec 16, 2020 | Investing & Markets, Investment Management
The Dow, the S&P 500, and Tesla’s New Home When people start investing or relying on their portfolio to replace their paycheck in retirement, they typically begin watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) to track the market and determine if their portfolio...
by Sarah Tenhundfeld | Nov 25, 2020 | Investment Management
People, and markets alike, crave certainty whether the outcome is what they expected or not. Once there is certainty, it becomes easier to adapt to the rules. So, with the presidential election behind us we have one more thing to add to the list of things we know with...
by taaginc | Oct 14, 2020 | Guest Blog, Investing & Markets
(from Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Original post can be found here and was published October 5, 2020.) It’s probably not news to most value investors that the value premium has struggled over the past decade. What might be news is just how extreme an outlier recent...
by Jeannette Jones | Oct 7, 2020 | Behavioral Investing, Investing & Markets
Politics are an emotional mine field these days. Both Democrats and Republicans seem certain that a loss for their presidential candidate will spell catastrophe for the financial markets based on differing opinions on tax policies, economic stimulus plans, and other...
