There is an ongoing debate in the financial world that has been around for at least as long as I’ve been in the financial planning profession (23 years). The debate concerns the best way to invest, actively trying to outperform the market, or passively seeking to achieve market returns.

 

Here is a brief comment from David Booth, one of the co-founders of Dimensional Funds Advisers (DFA www.dfaus.com), about the success DFA has had using passive investing philosophy to outperform market returns over the last 30 years.

 

It’s just one of the reasons we use DFA exclusively in helping our clients increase the probability of achieving the returns they need to accomplish the financial goals in their individually customized Financial Goal Plan.