by Sprague Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | Oct 7, 2014 | Insightful Articles, What's New
Weston Wellington, Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors Down to the Wire Column September 5, 2014 As broad market indices such as the S&P 500 have set new record highs in recent weeks, many investors have become apprehensive. They fear another major...
by Robert Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | Jan 23, 2014 | Insightful Articles, What's New
Beverly Goodman Barron’s Cover January 4, 2014 Dimensional Fund Advisors eschews stock-picking completely, and yet manages to beat the market consistently It was 7:30 on a sunny October morning in Austin, Texas, and class was about to start. Most students were...
by Robert Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | Aug 13, 2013 | Insightful Articles, What's New
Beverly Goodman Barron’s Online August 3, 2013 For the third time in four years, sleepy Texas-based fund shop Dimensional has topped the list of where advisors are likely to put their money. The word is getting out. Eleven years ago, I wrote a rare profile of...
by Robert Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | Aug 27, 2012 | Insightful Articles, Investments 101 & 201
Weston Wellington, Down to the Wire Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors A recent article appearing in the Financial Times caught our eye—or perhaps we should say ear. At first glance it was unremarkable—just one among dozens of recent think pieces suggesting...
by Robert Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | May 23, 2012 | Insightful Articles
One of the main reasons we buy life insurance is so that when we die, our loved ones will have enough money to pay off our remaining debts and final expenses. We also purchase life insurance to provide for our loved ones’ future living expenses, at least for a...
by Robert Kolp, Renaissance Wealth Counsel | May 23, 2012 | Insightful Articles
A grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) is an irrevocable trust into which you make a one-time transfer of property, and from which you receive a fixed amount annually for a specified number of years (the annuity period). At the end of the annuity period, the payments...