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After more than a decade of substantial outperformance by U.S. growth stocks, U.S. value stocks have recently been recapturing the performance spotlight. Is your portfolio prepared for a potential fundamental value shift?
Chart in a Minute
China’s GDP outperformed the developed world in 2019 and 2020, a trend that may continue in 2021. We think this would bode well for emerging markets, and this chart can help facilitate conversations with clients about overseas investment opportunities.
ETF Essentials
Understanding the distinction between active strategies, traditional indexing, and smart beta indexing is critical to choosing the right investment strategy.
Investment Insights
Fortune explains the difference between cap-weighted and fundamental index strategies.
Investment Insights
An explanation of key distinctions between the Dimensional Fund Advisors strategy and the approach employed by the Schwab Fundamental Index products.
Investment Insights
One potential opportunity is Fundamental Index® strategies, which may help reduce the negative effects of behavioral finance biases that can crop up during a market crisis like COVID-19.