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Investors may be comfortable with stocks from their home country—but there could be missed opportunities by not venturing across borders. It’s important to remember that you’re investing in companies, not countries. So ask yourself: Do other nations have good ideas, good processes, and good resources?

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Maybe we're just a bunch of geeks. But each year, we look forward to this latest collection of market data.


What's the Deal with Dividends?

Sunday, July 6, 2025Dimensional Fund Advisors

Many investors may choose dividend-paying stocks with the hopes of earning consistent income through payouts that aren’t tied directly to a stock’s performance. But what are dividends, exactly? 

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The Iron Law of Compound Interest

Tuesday, July 1, 2025IFA.com

There are very few certainties with investing. But there is, thankfully, one controlling principle that is incontrovertible. Financial Journalist Norma Cohen calls it the Iron Law of Compound Interest.

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Three Things to Look for in an Advisor

Wednesday, June 25, 2025IFA.com

In Part Three of our series, The Value of Fiduciary Advice we discuss the three things you should look for in an advisor.

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Reframing Investment Risk

Tuesday, June 17, 2025IFA.com

There's no getting around it, all investing involves risk, and equity investing in particular. But is investment risk something to be frightened of?

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The Three Variables of the Market

Wednesday, June 11, 2025IFA.com

What if we told you that understanding how markets work could be distilled down to three simple variables? Uncertainty, Return and Price.

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Mind the Gap–Diversifying Across Countries

Friday, July 11, 2025Dimensional Fund Advisors

Discover key insights from 2025 market performance that underline the advantages of international diversification for long-term investors.

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Jacob Bernoulli and the IFA MarketCoin

Friday, July 11, 2025Mark T. Hebner

Discover Jacob Bernoulli’s contributions to math and probability and how MarketCoin flips align with the Bernoulli process and trials.A sequence of MarketCoin flips is a Bernoulli process, with each flip a Bernoulli trial, due to its binary outcomes (Up/Down) and independence, with (p = 0.5) based on the median return split, reflecting Bernoulli's foundational concepts in probability.

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Pre-Tax or Roth 401(k) Contributions: What Should I Do?

Friday, July 4, 2025Murray Coleman

To help choose the best retirement savings option that fits your needs, here's a look at some options.

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The Science of Speculation: How Research Reveals the Gambling Addiction Behind Active Investing

Wednesday, July 2, 2025Robin Powell

Learn how high-risk traders exhibit gambling behaviors, prefer skill-based games, and face mental health challenges tied to speculative trading.

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Three Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Strategies to Deploy with IRA Savings

Monday, June 30, 2025Mark Hebner

Key options exist for handling required minimum distributions (RMD), including tax rules impacting qualified charitable contributions.

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