by Bryan Sauceda | Feb 3, 2020 | Financial Planning
The year 2019 served up many examples of the unpredictability of markets. Interest rates that US policymakers expected to rise fell instead. American consumers’ confidence weakened as the year began,1 and news headlines broadcast fears of an economic slowdown....
by Bryan Sauceda | Jan 13, 2020 | Financial Planning
Imagine it is early January 2010 and you are reading a review of the financial markets. Investors have been on a roller coaster over the past three years, living through the stress of the global financial crisis and market downturn of 2008–2009, then experiencing the...
by Bryan Sauceda | Nov 22, 2019 | Financial Planning
OUTGUESSING THE MARKET IS DIFFICULT Attempting to buy individual stocks or make tactical asset allocation changes at exactly the “right” time presents investors with substantial challenges. First and foremost, markets are fiercely competitive and adept at processing...
by Bryan Sauceda | Oct 7, 2019 | Financial Planning
Comparing market returns across the 2000s and 2010s reinforces the benefits of diversification and pursuing known drivers of higher expected returns. The first decade of the 21st century, and the second one that’s drawing to a close, have reinforced for investors some...
by Bryan Sauceda | Sep 9, 2019 | Financial Planning
This article was originally published on Dimensional Fund Advisors. In recent days the increase in volatility in the stock market has resulted in renewed anxiety for many investors. While it may be difficult to remain calm during a substantial market decline, it is...
