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In this post we go through the differences between conventional investment management, indexing, and Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)’s “dimensional” approach to investing.

Folks, this is the same story that I’ve written about time and time again – All things in life come down to faith over fear

Just about everyone has their thoughts on what the “best” investment strategy is.  While I don’t claim that the philosophy F5 Financial Planning uses is “the best”, I am confident that the strategy that we employ has solid foundations based on the academic research of Fama and French. Our investment strategy is based on exploiting…

Many times, that right decision is to do nothing; so, in a sense you paid your advisor to “do nothing”

Consider the following headlines: Senate Confirms Yellen for Fed Industrial Production Notches Strongest Yearly Gain Since 2010 US Stocks Slide as Jitters Persist Corporate Profits Hit New High as GDP Revised Up Bond Investors Still Waiting for Yields to Rise Private Employment Hits a New High, but Government Hiring Lags Housing Slow to Take Off…

It has always amazed me how uncomfortable some people are in discussing the topic of money. My guess is that is because of how they were – or were not – exposed to the topic. Growing up I saw my Dad and Mom work hard.

You’ve spent the last thirty plus years of your life building a nest egg.  You watched your expenses, saved a fair amount each month, and used a good strategy to build up a 401(k) balance bigger than you would have ever imagined was possible.  As the last person leaves the room from the retirement party,…