The Informed Investor: How Do You Protect Against Market Drops?

Mark Gochnour, Wes Crill, and Jake DeKinder analyze the allure of buffered strategies as well as the risks and costs of seeking downside protection

The Informed Investor- Mark Gochnour, Wes Crill, and Jake DeKinder, Dimensional Fund Advisors

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In Episode 9 of The Informed Investor podcast: Dimensional’s Mark Gochnour, Wes Crill, and Jake DeKinder analyze the allure of buffered strategies as well as the risks and costs of seeking downside protection.

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