“Begin with the end in mind, put your goals in focus, and move your ideas into the real world.” Stephen Covey, Habit 2, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People “We all have goals. Some of our goals are big, some small, but most importantly, they are ours. We run into problems, however, when we start comparing our goals to everyone else’s […]
The fiduciary standard is receiving significant press in light of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) approved expansion to the “investment advice fiduciary” definition under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In broad terms, fiduciary duty means putting the interests of the client first, ahead of profits. It means that the advice a client receives serves the client’s best interests, […]
For an in-depth look at the world capital market performance and a timeline of events during the past quarter, here is our Quarterly Market Review: About Christopher Jones Christopher Jones is the Founder and President of Sparrow Wealth Management, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm. Before entering the investment field, Chris was a management consultant for Deloitte Monitor. […]
During the past quarter, the best performing asset classes were U.S. real estate, emerging markets, and inflation protected bonds. The following chart shows the 3-month, 5-year, and 10-year performance of many DFA funds (representing different asset classes) compared to the S&P 500 Index: Market Returns for the period ending March 31, 2016 DFA Fund / Index 3 Month Return 5 […]
