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Mark Hebner talks about market declines and volatility with the rocky road in the markets lately.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the first quarter of 2018 and demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.

The fund industry tries to make paying for active management seem like a no-brainer.

In Part 5 of this five-part series, the final question is…What should I be doing?

It's tough, if not impossible, to know which market segments will outperform from period to period.

Financial markets have rewarded long-term investors.

Flip a coin and your odds of getting heads or tails are 50/50. Historically, the odds of selecting an investment fund that was still around 15 years later are about the same.

Whether you’ve been investing for decades or are just getting started, at some point on your investment journey you’ll likely ask yourself some pertinent questions.

One of the most common misconceptions about investing is that the economy and the stock market are perfectly correlated. Yes, they are connected, but it's not that simple.

In light of all this market volatility over the last few days, we wanted to remind you of the benefits of being a buy and hold investor.

Most investors use actively managed funds. But how well do active funds actually perform?

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the fourth quarter of 2017 and demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.

In Part Three of the three part series, we look at the Galton Board.

In Part Two of this three part series, we look at Galton's contribution to the concept of the wisdom of the crowds.

Most people have never heard of him, but Sir Francis Galton was a Victorian genius. In part one of this three part series we explore his background.

When a fund management company launches a new fund it's often to a big fanfare. But that doesn't make it a good idea to invest in them.

In part three of this three part series, Joe Chi of Dimensional Fund Advisors, gives some examples of Corporate Governance in action.

In part two of this three part series, Joe Chi of Dimensional Fund Advisors, explains how Dimensional approaches Corporate Governance.

In part one of this three part series, Joe Chi of Dimensional Fund Advisors talks about what Corporate Governance is and why it is important.

Studies have repeatedly shown how active investors consistently under-perform the market. That's partly to do with costs, but also behavior.

Passively Managed funds have grown hugely in popularity in recent years. So much so in fact that some say we may be heading for an indexing bubble.

A very common sales pitch among the active management community is their ability to provide “downside protection” for investors in falling markets.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the third quarter of 2017 and demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.

This is Step 10: Risk Capacity of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 9: History of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 8: Riskese of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 7: Silent Partners of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 6: Style Drifters of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 5: Manager Pickers of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 4: Time Pickers of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 3: Stock Pickers of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 2: Nobel Laureates of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

This is Step 1: Active Investors of the full length documentary film Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. Watch Mark Hebner's acclaimed book come to life on screen.

Rex Sinquefield talks about a variety of topics around the time IFA was founded.

Mark digs into the new 2017 SPIVA report. Once again, the data doesn't look good for active management.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the second quarter of 2017 and demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.

Dr. David Blake is one of the leading authorities on mutual fund performance. He spent many years studying fund returns in both the U.K. and the U.S.

Every year, Credit Suisse publishes its global investment returns yearbook.

Professor Lars Lochstoer leads a debate between passive and active viewpoints at 2017 Fink Investing Conference. This video highlights Mark's point of view.

Why do our 100 IFA Index Portfolios utilize strategies from Dimensional Fund Advisors versus better-known passive fund companies such as Vanguard?

Kenneth French talks about a variety of topics around the time IFA was founded. Professor French is interviewed by Mark Matson in about 1999.

Eugene Fama talks about a variety of topics around the time of the founding of IFA. Professor Fama is interviewed by Mark Matson in about 1999.

Products are important, but a much bigger factor is you.

There's a whole range of biases human beings are prone to that can cause us to make poor investment decisions like Availability Bias.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the first quarter of 2017 & demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.

In Part Four of Mark Hebner's interview with Dimensional Fund Advisors' Co-CEO and Co-CIO Eduardo Repetto, Eduardo talks about Dimensional's new Target Date Income Funds.

In Part Three of Mark Hebner's interview with Dimensional Fund Advisors' Co-CEO and Co-CIO Eduardo Repetto, Eduardo explains the dimensions of expected returns, also known as factor investing.

In Part Two of Mark Hebner's interview with Dimensional Fund Advisors' Co-CEO and Co-CIO Eduardo Repetto, Eduardo talks about his responsibilities at Dimensional.

Mark Hebner sits down with Dimensional Fund Advisors' Co-CEO and Co-CIO Eduardo Repetto. Eduardo explains to Mark how Dimensional approaches finance.

The Index Funds Investing Kit provides three tools that will explain how to properly and prudently invest.