I’m excited to share that my book project has made significant progress since your last update. The title is officially- Odds On: The Making of An Evidence-Based Investor. We’ve been chosen by a highly selective publisher who only takes 10% of submissions. Please stay tuned for more information regarding the book’s release and ways you can help make it a huge success.

As our clients know, short-term performance doesn’t matter. That’s right, it doesn’t.

However, we’re particularly fond of the quality of DFA’s visual presentation of information and infographics in recent years, and this quarterly market review is a great example. Click here for a visual summary of second quarter performance.

Q: Which asset class will have the best performance next year?

A: Click the slide to see randomness of asset class returns. If it’s challenging to predict which group of stocks will do well, imagine how hard it is to pick the individual winners.

The better strategy—as our clients know—is building a low-cost, globally diversified portfolio. Instead of speculating and guessing, rely on decades of academic studies that prove the owners of global capitalism are the winners when it comes to investing.