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Using an illustrated timeline, David Booth chronicles US stock market performance in four periods since World War II. His review suggests prevailing market sentiment is often wrong and that investors must stay disciplined through all market environments to pursue their long-term goals.
David Booth interviews professors Eugene Fama, Kenneth French, and Robert Merton on Dimensional's longstanding affiliation with leading financial academics, and how this rewarding partnership continues to shape Dimensional's investment strategies.
Marlena Lee examines historical data to test the relationships between fiscal deficits, interest rates, business activity, investment returns, and exchange rates.
The people of Dimensional reflect on the values, events, and decisions that defined the firm and inspired a better way to invest around the world.
Research indicates that humans are not naturally wired for prudent, long-term investing.
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July 2009
2009-07- 7
Length: 5:57
Should equity investors be alarmed by the prospect of greater government intervention in the US economy?
David Booth discusses the importance of balancing volatility risk and purchasing power risk when investing for retirement.
Six months after Dimensional's first comprehensive survey of the market downturn, Weston Wellington returns to the topic with a multi-part series on what investors should consider as they move forward.
Heightened market volatility has tested the discipline of investors. In this new video, David Booth explains why it makes sense to stay invested in equities.
Dimensional Vice President Weston Wellington offers perspective on the unpredictability of market movements, how the current market downturn compares to past bear markets, and the resilience markets have historically shown.
This short documentary compares the work and ideas of five recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
This short documentary compares the work and ideas of five recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics. A brief history of their theories and experiences culminates in a host of insights for today's investors.
Professor Fama discusses the origins of his interest in economics, the origins of Dimensional, his thirty-year career at the University of Chicago, and what has changed and remained the same in the economic world during that time.
Professor French discusses the evolution of Dimensional's trading system and the role of tax management, momentum and the ideas of behavioral finance.
In an update to their Current Credit Markets video, Dave Plecha and Bryce Skaff review credit market events of the past six months and describe how these events have affected the investment process for fund managers and individual investors....
Dave Plecha, Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President, discusses major credit market events capturing recent headlines. Beginning with the Bear Stearns acquisition in March, he walks through a seven-month timeline of industry distress and government response, and offers a high-level view of how these developments have impacted lending activity, investor expectations, and risk pricing worldwide....
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