A recent flurry of return spikes for a handful of US stocks has captivated investors and non-investors alike. Wall Street news trending on social media even amid an NFL playoff season is indeed an unusual event. GameStop has been front and center in the financial news on account of the stock’s extreme price volatility over a few weeks. As usual, David Booth, CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, offers insightful perspective in this 3-minute read.
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios.
The four major U.S. stock market indices each set new historic highs, as more positive COVID-vaccine news was announced and a bi-partisan stimulus package was proposed.
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios.
Investors often wonder whether the market will rise or fall based on who is elected president. The data show that capturing the long-term returns of the capital markets does not depend on which party controls the White House. In a recent webcast, Dimensional’s Mark Gochnour and Jake DeKinder offered lessons from history.
A new Vanguard study illustrates the perils of trying to time the market during a crash. A small subset of Vanguard investors moved entirely into cash when the market tumbled, and the study revealed that 85% of these investors did worse than those who stayed the course.