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Watching the financial markets can be bewildering. Often prices dart about with no discernable pattern. But that's only true in the short-term. Step back far enough, and the chaos fades. The noisy zig-zags give way to a steadier, more recognizable shape.

Articles

This article breaks down small caps versus large caps, historical performance, and whether recent trends indicate a shift in market dynamics.


The Galton Board: A 150-year-old Device That Reveals Why You Can't Predict Markets

Tuesday, December 2, 2025Robin Powell

Discover how the Galton Board reveals stock market patterns and explains why short-term predictions fail, but long-term distributions prevail.

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2025 Tax Law Changes: The "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) and What It Means for You

Friday, November 28, 2025Lisa Rimke, CPA

Learn about key 2025 tax changes under the OBBB, including new deduction caps, credit adjustments, and business-focused provisions.

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Savings Contribution Limits: A Look at Key 2026 Account Levels

Monday, November 24, 2025Jesse Fulton

Before a new year begins, it's probably going to be a good idea to consider any new contribution limits set by the government for various savings vehicles. Reviewing what's allowed in terms of building a nest egg can give you a leg up in planning how best to maximize your

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Prudential Financial: A Deeper Look at the Performance

Friday, November 21, 2025Murray Coleman

As part of our ongoing research into active managers, we put this insurance giant's funds under our microscope.

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Paul Samuelson and the Proof That Prices Move Randomly

Thursday, November 13, 2025Mark Hebner

How a single theorem reshaped finance, why market timing is so hard, and how these ideas live on in index funds and IFA’s MarketCoin.

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The Papers that Changed Investing: Prospect Theory

Monday, December 1, 2025IFA.com

It's 1979. Finance has a comfortable certainty: investors are rational creatures who calculate risk, weigh probabilities, and choose whatever maximizes their utility.

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The Papers that Changed Investing: Harry Markowitz

Sunday, November 23, 2025IFA.com

In 1952, investing advice boiled down to one thing: pick winning stocks. Find the next big company, put your money in, hope it soars

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Rational Reminder Podcast: Mamdouh Medhat - A Profitability Retrospective, and Private Fund Performance

Thursday, November 20, 2025Rational Reminder

In this episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast, Ben Felix and Dan Bortolotti are joined by Mamdouh Medhat, VP and Senior Researcher at Dimensional Fund Advisors, for an exceptionally deep, exceptionally nerdy exploration of factor investing—focusing on profitability, value, defensive equity, and the persistent misunderstandings that surround them.

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Should I Buy at All Time Highs?

Sunday, November 16, 2025IFA.com

Should you wait for the next dip before investing, or is buying at an all-time high a mistake you'll regret? It's one of the most common questions I hear, and one of the costliest misconceptions in all of finance.

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What Brain Scans Reveal About Your Investment Behavior

Sunday, November 9, 2025IFA.com

What if I told you that brain scans show similar neural activity between a cocaine addict getting high and an investor watching their stock pick soar?

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