Category Archives: DFA (Dimensional Fund Advisors)

How Wall Street Works And How To Protect Yourself

In one of this week’s articles Wall Street Journal writer Jason Zweig, reports that an investor, Philip Eberlin reportedly put 80% of his assets in CDs and fixed annuities because:  “I don’t have trust in Wall Street to help the small investor in any way, shape or form.”
Who or what is this bad, ugly beast [...]


Tracking 9 ETF Portfolios – Surprise Winners and Losers So Far in 2008

The famous professors at Yale have proven that asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio’s return and that stock picking and market timing account for less than 10%.   So what a great time to look at how different asset allocations are faring in this market!
In 2008 it turns out that asset allocation decisions have everything [...]