Longer Horizons Look Better for Stocks

April 29, 2025

The likelihood of losing money in stocks is far lower if they are viewed as long-term investments

“The Currency”: Gerard O’Reilly on His Route to Leading Dimensional

April 21, 2025

The Longer View on Stocks

April 17, 2025

Magnifying Single-Stock Volatility

April 9, 2025

Markets Look Forward. So Should Investors.

April 9, 2025

Insights & Updates

November 9, 2023

Concern over Market Valuations

Investors’ concerns over high stock valuation ratios might be eased if they consider the state of the broader equity market.

October 31, 2023

Annual Stewardship Report

Stewardship at DFA is a global effort to protect and enhance shareholder value through engagements, proxy voting, and advocacy. This details these initiatives.

October 27, 2023

Implementing the Great Ideas in Finance

For nearly four decades, Dimensional has been combining its unique view of markets with rigorous academic research and expert implementation in pursuit of incre

October 18, 2023

The Power of Compounding—in Health and Wealth

Like the boost in strength that comes from consistent physical training over time, your investments can benefit from a long-term time horizon.

October 9, 2023

(Re)Balancing Act

Reconstituting an index tracked by more than $200 billion in assets can have the same effect as adding a stop on Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour—surging demand affec

October 4, 2023

Passive Aggressive: Index Fund Assets Are More Active than They Look

Three index fund ETFs each land in the top 10 of highest average daily trade volume for US-listed equity securities in 2023.

October 2, 2023

Investing Is a Science, an Art, and a Practice

“Many people say they choose index investing because the fees are so low. But in my mind, they’re leaving returns on the table: acknowledging the science withou

September 29, 2023

Why a Stock Peak Isn’t a Cliff

Many investors may think a market high is a signal stocks are overvalued or have reached a ceiling. However, they may be surprised by what the data show.

September 26, 2023

When It’s Value vs. Growth, History Is on Value’s Side

Logic and history argue for a steadfast commitment to value stocks

September 21, 2023

You Know More about Investing than You Think You Do

We can learn a lot about investing simply by looking to the lessons that life teaches us every day.

September 19, 2023

Perspective on Premiums

People tend to place greater emphasis on the latest period of returns due to recency bias and to extrapolate those results into the future. But it is important

September 12, 2023

Over the Top

Removing the top seven contributors to current US market dominance highlights the importance of diversifying and avoiding market concentration.