Working out has never been my favorite pastime. But like most of us, I find that it is a necessity. There are many who do not like going to a gym, including me. However, it can help me get motivated when I work-out with others who are enduring the same activity. Therefore, I joined a gym. Not … [Read more...] about Training and Planning for Your Future
Jim Parker DFA
Not the Traditional David Letterman “Top Ten” List
This guest post is written by Jim Parker who works for our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) in Australia. Jim has created a Top 10 list of excuses that we have all fallen victim to at some point while investing. Unfortunately, this list is not as funny as David's nightly list used to be, but … [Read more...] about Not the Traditional David Letterman “Top Ten” List
The China Syndrome
This is a guest post from Jim Parker - Vice President of our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). He discusses the state of the Chinese stock market and economy. Last week's devaluing of their currency - the Yuan - has global investors worried. Should they be? The recent severe volatility … [Read more...] about The China Syndrome
Greece is the Word
This post was written by Jim Parker who is a Vice President with our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) in Australia. This post follows the DFA video last week discussing the trials and tribulations going on with the country of Greece. GREECE VIDEO Economic authors, Reinhardt and Rogoff … [Read more...] about Greece is the Word
Seven Ways to Fool Yourself
This article was written by Jim Parker who is a Vice President with Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) in Australia. Crimmins Wealth Management, LLC is a DFA NJ advisor. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that nothing is as difficult for people as not deceiving themselves. But while most … [Read more...] about Seven Ways to Fool Yourself
The Certainty Principle
We live in a culture that is filled with information at our fingertips…literally. And we expect to be able to ascertain exactly what we should do with this given information. But are we sure? The path should be obvious with the media informing us their opinions on the market and when the … [Read more...] about The Certainty Principle