These emotions are valuable attributes for survival, but can become a hindrance when dealing with money. Specifically, Zweig states, "for most purposes of our daily life, your brain is a superbly functioning machine, instantly steering you away from danger

When it comes to investing, we can identify many risks investors assume, either knowingly or not. At Index Fund Advisors, we see it as our core mission to get investors to take the risks that are worth taking (e.g. market, size, value, term and default).

Moving from full-time employment to retirement is a huge transition. You need to start thinking about it long before you plan to retire.

IFA's partnership with e-Money is an important part of our client's overall investment experience.

It's often assumed that to be a successful investor you need to be an expert in economics. In fact, far more useful is a knowledge of history, particularly the history of the financial markets.

Mark Hebner explains market volatility using the Hebner model.

Warren Buffett has long been a big proponent of index funds. But so has his long-time sidekick Charlie Munger. Recently, Mr. Munger gave a two-hour address at the Daily Journal Annual Meeting.

Contrary to popular belief, great companies don’t make great investments. In fact, distressed companies have earned higher returns than those of companies with considerable goodwill at the time of purchase.

Over the years much has been written about the endowments of prestigious US universities. One endowment in particular, the Yale endowment run by David Swensen, has been hailed as a big success.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the first quarter of 2019 and demonstrates the difficulty in picking the next asset class winner.