If you have seen the news in the past few weeks, you have likely been inundated with information about the lethal and rapidly spreading coronavirus. Perhaps you noticed the value of your portfolio drop the last week of January as the uncertainties associated with this new health threat triggered volatility in global stock markets.
Q4 2019 Market Review
DFA: How Markets Work and the FAANG Mentality
Did you know that if you had owned Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, also collectively referred to as FAANGs, during the decade ending in 2018, you would have more than doubled the return of the broad stock market? While that may be surprising to some, what is even more interesting is that it isn’t uncommon for a small number of stocks to drive a large portion of the overall market return. See more in this month’s Issue Brief from DFA, How Markets Work and the FAANG Mentality.