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IFA defines index funds as mutual or exchange traded funds that follow a set of rules of ownership that are held constant regardless of market conditions.

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The Rational Reminder Podcast - David Booth: The First Index Fund, Competing Fiercely, and Keeping it SimpleThursday, January 7, 2021

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Market Review 2020: Looking Back on an Unprecedented YearMonday, January 11, 2021

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IFA's extensive collection of charts presents a wealth of data supporting the benefits of investing with IFA. The data provided in all charts on this page is hypothetical back-tested performance and is not actual client performance. Only data for the IFA Index Portfolios is shown net of IFA's highest advisory fee and the underlying mutual fund expenses. All other data, including the IFA Indexes, does not reflect a deduction of advisory fees. None of the data reflects trading costs or taxes, which would have lowered performance by these costs. See more important disclosures at ifabt.com.

Risk vs. Return
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Multi-Period Returns
Multi-Period Returns
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Risk Return Scatter Plot
Risk Return Scatter Plot
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High-Low $
High-Low $
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Why Diversify Stocks
Why Diversify Stocks
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Gold and Silver vs. IFA Index Portfolios and IFA Indexes
Gold and Silver vs. IFA Index Portfolios and IFA Indexes
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Why Diversify International
Why Diversify International
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Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster
Distributions
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Random Walk
Random Walk
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Distribution Monthly
Distribution Monthly
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Histograms of SPIEs
Histograms of SPIEs
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Distribution Monthly
Distribution Monthly
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Estimated Distributions
Estimated Distributions
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Historical Returns
Historical Returns
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Premium Distributions
Premium Distributions
Research
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Dimensions of Returns
Dimensions of Returns
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Performance of Premiums
Performance of Premiums
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IFA Client Success
IFA Client Success
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Performance Persistence
Performance Persistence
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t-Stat of Alpha
t-Stat of Alpha
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Before & After Hiring
Before & After Hiring
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Style Drifters
Style Drifters
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Manager's Performance
Manager's Performance
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Style Drifters Across Decades
Style Drifters Across Decades
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Industrial Rotation
Industrial Rotation
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Country Rotation
Country Rotation
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Stock Rotation
Stock Rotation
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Forecast Accuracy
Forecast Accuracy
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Intra-Year vs. Year-End
Intra-Year vs. Year-End
Comparisons
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Short-Term Size and Value Differences
Short-Term Size and Value Differences
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Vanguard vs DFA - Select Mutual Fund Comparisons
Vanguard vs DFA - Select Mutual Fund Comparisons
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The Decline of Warren Buffett's Alpha
The Decline of Warren Buffett's Alpha
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Index Comparisons
Index Comparisons
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Compare Portfolios
Compare Portfolios
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Pos vs Neg Returns
Pos vs Neg Returns
IFA Awards and Accolades
See the various awards we've received from CNBC, Barron's, Financial Times, and Financial Advisor Magazine
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Investopedia

Top 100 Financial Advisors
2020
Mark Hebner

Investopedia's proprietary methodology focuses on awarding financial advisors who have demonstrated a top-of-the-industry ability to reach the largest and most diverse financial and investing audience. That reach is measured by the impact and quality of the advisor's published work, public appearances, online following, and commitment to financial literacy across diverse communities. The 2020 Investopedia 100 also heavily weighed peer-to-peer nominations, highlighting the most influential advisors who were recommended by their peers. We receive no compensation from placing advisors on our list, nor does an advisor's appearance on our list constitute an individual endorsement by Investopedia of such advisor.
Financial Planning

Top 150 RIA Leaders
2020

Rankings are based on discretionary and nondiscretionary assets under management listed on SEC Form ADV as of May 1, 2020. For this ranking of independent, fee-only planning firms, firms that take commissions or retain broker-dealer or insurance company affiliations are excluded. To capture the firms that primarily offer holistic financial advice to individuals, only firms with 50% or more individual clients, as can be determined through the Form ADV, are included. RIA in a Box compiled the rankings.
CNBC

CNBC Top 100 Financial Advisors
2020

The CNBC rankings are based on data culled from thousands of advisory firms and provided by AccuPoint Solutions. Factors included in the rankings were disclosures, years in business, average account size, total accounts under management, number of investment advisors, the ratio of investment advisors to total number of employees and discretionary assets under management and total AUM. Each section was weighted according to specific criteria created by CNBC and AccuPoint.
Barron's

Top Financial Advisors in California 2020
Mark Hebner

The rankings are based on data provided by around 4,000 of the nation's most productive advisors. Factors included in the rankings: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work. Investment performance isn't an explicit component because not all advisors have audited results and because performance figures often are influenced more by clients' risk tolerance than by an advisor's investment-picking abilities.
All rankings are not representative of client experience and not representative of future performance.

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