Understanding DFA
In-Person Event Feb 13th 12-1pm Thornhill Golf and Country Club 7994 Yonge Street Thornhill, ON By popular demand TMFG Advisors will explain the ins and outs of Dimensional Fund Advisors.
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Tuning Out the Noise
At Dimensional, we believe that the right financial advisor plays a vital role in keeping investors focused on what really matters.
Should We Still Be Using Dimensional Fund Advisors?
Rob McClelland discusses: Performance vs. Benchmarks, How the Different Factors Work, The Move to Balanced Funds, DFA vs. ETFs, DFA – A Company That Cares About Investors
5th Annual McClelland University -Client Appreciation Event
Every year, we have our McClelland University Event which is complimentary for our clients and invited guests to educate them on topics that are top of mind. This year, we will have it on Friday, April 25th. Hosted by The McClelland Financial Group at the upscale Eagles Nest Golf Club, it is a day to …
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A Solid Foundation For Success
When I turned 18, I needed to make money to help fund my post-secondary educational costs. I worked for my uncle’s company where we produced and erected steel buildings. Starting in the draft shop, I later graduated to erecting the steel. It was on my first job in the field that I learned a valuable …
A Solid Foundation For Success
When I turned 18, I needed to make money to help fund my post-secondary educational costs. I worked for my uncle’s company where we produced and erected steel buildings. Starting in the draft shop, I later graduated to erecting the steel.
Booth gets by with a little help from his (Nobel) friend
Dimensional Fund Advisors, a quantitative shop run from sleepy Austin in Texas, serves as a quasi-laboratory for Gene Fama, One of this year’s three Nobel Prize winners in economics. Or so says David Booth, its founder. He met Professor Fama in 1969 while studying at the University of Chicago’s Business School, which was rechristened the Booth Business School in his honour a few years ago, following a $300m donation.
The Broccoli and Pizza Portfolio
Hitting home runs with stock picks = Excitement Long-term investment strategies = Boring One relies on speculation and the other relies on sound, investment planning. Can you guess which is which? Speculative investing, by nature, is guessing (educated or not) on a specific stock/industry/geographic region/asset class with the intent to take advantage of mispriced securities …
2012 – Corporations vs. Governments
2012 was a bad year for governments. From ongoing issues with the PIIGS, approaching debt ceilings and teetering on a fiscal cliff, many foreign governments found themselves in less than enviable positions. Analysts, economists and other financial professionals did not ignore this information when providing predictions on the direction of the market: “The world economy …
A Little Known Fund Company That Keeps Fees Low
As most people know, The McClelland Financial Group is a huge advocate of Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”) and its unique investment philosophy. Rob Carrick, author of Portfolio Strategy for the Globe and Mail, just happens to agree. Take a look and see what he has to say about DFA and learn why this mutual fund …
