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What Are SPACS, NFTs, and Other Jungle Creatures?
“The American marketplace is an economic jungle. As in all jungles, you easily can be destroyed if you don’t know the rules of survival. …...
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What’s Behind Long-Term Care Insurance and Retirement Planning?
Have you addressed whether you or a loved one might need long-term care (LTC) insurance? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. In all the excitement...
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Cryptocurrency Part 3: How Do You Trade Cryptocurrency?
We covered a lot of ground in Part 1: Understanding Cryptocurrency and Part 2: How Do You Spend Cryptocurrency? of this three-part series on cryptocurrency....
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Cryptocurrency Part 2: How Do You Spend Cryptocurrency?
In part 1 of our three-part series, we introduced cryptocurrency in general. Next, let’s explore the challenges and opportunities that exist for those hoping to...
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What is Cryptocurrency All About? Part 1 Understanding Cryptocurrency
It’s hard to scan the financial headlines these days and not spot at least one call to action related to Bitcoin’s latest moves. Has all...
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2020 Market Review: An Unprecedented Year
Introducing Dimensional Fund Advisor’s 2020 Market Review Now that 2020 is a little more comfortably in our rearview mirror, what would you say were its...
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Investment Stewardship: Dimensional Advocates for Shareholders and Adds Value for Investors
The year in review for 2020 shows how an evidence-based investor captured returns the market offered, in spite of the volatility. Being invested in an...
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A Retirement Planner Tip: Saving Too Much Too Early in the Year Can Hurt Your Retirement
When it comes to retirement planning and building up the proverbial nest-egg, there are few pieces of advice more universally accepted than “save as much...
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Set Priorities and Optimize Debt to Balance Out Uncertainty
To look back on 2020 and say it was a challenging year would be an understatement. Uncertainty was a theme, stimulus debates took center stage,...
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How HSAs Can Boost Your Retirement Savings and Offer Triple Tax-Free Benefits
Have you heard about Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)? If you are a high-end earner, you might assume an HSA isn’t ideal for you. But before you dismiss...
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3 Steps to Take When Building Wealth Now So You Can Make the Most of it Later
Do you have what it takes to make the most of your lifetime wealth? If you’re on track financially, that’s a big part of the...
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Give the Gift of Long-Term Happiness
We’ve all seen the pictures: Kids in their pajamas sitting amongst dozens of presents stacked high around them, massive grins on their faces as they...