Bonds Deliver Positive Returns in July

Dimensional Perspectives: Despite the first two quarters of 2022 bringing the worst US bond market returns since 1980,1 July delivered a positive beginning for the third quarter. For the month of July, the US bond market returned 2.44%, while the global bond market...

LPL Midyear Outlook 2022: Navigating Turbulence

LPL Research “Midyear Outlook 2022: Navigating Turbulence” features LPL Research’s economic and market forecasts for the second half of 2022. It’s available in digital and printer-friendly versions. *Material from third-parties, including Dimensional Fund Advisors...

The Nurture Provided by Dividends

Portfolios, like trees, need nurturing. Dividends are the drips of moisture your investment portfolio needs to sustain and grow. This is especially important in times of severe drought and market volatility. We are constantly seeking out and evaluating dividend paying...

Commodities and Corn

Fourth of July, summer, and corn are the topic at hand. I don’t grill but I certainly enjoy corn from time to time and haven’t thought much about it until this holiday approached and boy is it in the news! Aside from the grocery store ads and ever-rising prices on...

It’s All About The Science

Our relationship with Dimensional is crucial and one of the most valuable for our clients. Markets get hard to navigate sometimes and utilizing their approach keeps us grounded as it is based on economic theory and backed by decades of empirical research. Research is...

Comments on the U.S. Dollar

One of the areas of volatility that isn’t always the first mentioned and reviewed in headline news is the state of our currency. The dollar is quite strong at present and, in an article in Barron’s, Randall Forsyth summed it up well with “The strong dollar- is helping...