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. […]
Month: October 2018
Client Letter – Q3 2018
During the past quarter, the best performing asset classes were U.S. large growth stocks, large value stocks, and U.S. small stocks. The following chart shows the 1-year, 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 September 30, 2018 DFA Fund / Index 1 Year […]
Where’s the Value?
While never guaranteed, the value premium has historically had a greater chance of being positive the longer the time horizon observed. Periods of underperformance can happen, but a consistent approach that maintains emphasis on value stocks in all market environments may allow investors to more reliably capture the premium over the long run. Download File (214kb PDF)
