This report features: World Capital Market Performance Global Overview Returns of Stock and Bond Assets in the US and International Markets Global Diversification Much More. Click to view the Q1 2018 Quarterly Market Review   Advisory Services provided by Synergy...

Our 2018 tax reference sheet is now available. This quick guide offers information you'll need to know for the upcoming year. View Our 2018 Tax Reference Sheet Advisory Services provided by Synergy Investment Management, a dba of TFO-TDC, LLC.  Insurance Services...

Financial pundits are more intent on big headlines rather than valuable advice. Ben Carlson of A Wealth of Common Sense walks you through some of the more popular predictions and prognostications which have flooded financial media headlines in recent years: For...

It will soon be the 10-year anniversary of when, in early October 2007, the S&P 500 Index hit what was its highest point before losing more than half its value over the next year and a half during the global financial crisis. Over the coming weeks and months, as other...

In the world of investment management there is an oft-discussed idea that blindfolded monkeys throwing darts at pages of stock listings can select portfolios that will do just as well, if not better, than both the market and the average portfolio constructed by...

Whether its politics, world news, sports, or entertainment, the media and its prevailing headlines are typically driven by trends. How will Obamacare reform turn out? What's the latest on the Trump-Russia probe? How will the Lebron James - Kyrie Irving saga turnout...

“The market hates uncertainty” has been a common enough saying in recent years, but how logical is it? There are many different aspects to uncertainty, some that can be measured and some that cannot. Uncertainty is an unchangeable condition of existence. As...

As you know, Dimensional funds is one of the primary tools we use in the development of our evidence-based, globally diverse portfolios. From time-to-time, clients reference Morningstar and their rating system as it relates to Dimensional funds. There is an inherent...

With the school year nearing its end, and summer break on the horizon, many are likely thinking about how best to prepare for their children’s and/or grandchildren’s college expenses now that they are one year closer to college life. Now is a good time to sharpen...

Attached is a 75 year study by Harvard University on leading a fulfilling life. Keep in mind, this study was done by generations of researchers. Although no one would be surprised that money, homes, cars, vacations and stuff in general aren't the secret to happiness,...

The close of each calendar year brings with it the holidays as well as a chance to look forward to the year ahead. As you might have already experienced, investors are likely to be bombarded with predictions about what the future, and specifically the next year, may...