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At Index Fund Advisors, we have repeatedly cautioned investors to avoid getting ensnared in the never-ending pursuit of alpha by either picking stocks or hiring an active manager to pick stocks on their behalf. Nevertheless, by engaging in a few prudent practices such as controlling costs, maintaining discipline, and taxRead More

An additional way that a passive advisor can add value is not just asset allocation but asset location. Specifically, for a client that has a mixture of taxable accounts, traditional IRAs, and Roth IRAs, it is often helpful to construct a single portfolio consisting of multiple asset classes that are divided up among the  different accounts with the ultimate purpose of optimizing after-tax returns.Read More

By nature, markets are volatile. Here are a few savvy ways to make investing a more palatable road to follow over a lifetime. Read More

Initial public offerings often attract media and investor attention. New Dimensional research reveals some of the challenges IPO investors face.Read More

How do funds using such an alternative benchmarking methodology fare when put under IFA's research microscope?Read More

Vanguard's known as a low-cost indexing pioneer. But how has it done as an active manager?
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After logging strong returns in the opening three months of 2019, global equity markets slowed in the second quarter.Read More