Dimensional Fund Advisors manages mutual funds for long-term investors. One of the cornerstones of our approach is a client base committed to their investments through all market cycles, both good and bad. Buy-and-hold investors enable us to keep turnover and transaction costs low, which adds to their bottom line. We believe financial advisors play a vital role in educating investors about the financial science that drives this approach and in instilling the discipline required to benefit from it.
As a result, Dimensional does not offer funds directly to individual investors. Instead, we choose to make our funds available through a select group of fee-only advisors. Investment success begins with a properly diversified portfolio. Constructing such a portfolio is a complicated process that can benefit from the guidance of a qualified, professional advisor. In our view, independent advisors free from the conflicts associated with commission-based transactions are best positioned to assist individual investors in developing long-term investment solutions.
Individual investors may also be able to access Dimensional funds through their employers' 401(k) plans. Please contact your benefits department for more information on plan investment options. Investors saving for college can also invest in Dimensional funds through SMART529 Select, a 529 program of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program.
As a result, Dimensional does not offer funds directly to individual investors. Instead, we choose to make our funds available through a select group of fee-only advisors. Investment success begins with a properly diversified portfolio. Constructing such a portfolio is a complicated process that can benefit from the guidance of a qualified, professional advisor. In our view, independent advisors free from the conflicts associated with commission-based transactions are best positioned to assist individual investors in developing long-term investment solutions.
Individual investors may also be able to access Dimensional funds through their employers' 401(k) plans. Please contact your benefits department for more information on plan investment options. Investors saving for college can also invest in Dimensional funds through SMART529 Select, a 529 program of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program.
