We brought the entire extended family together in St. Louis this month for a tenth anniversary celebration. As always, we remain excited for your future and ours as the Hill family continues to grow. Click the picture for an expanded view with names.

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.

1. A short video on the market’s response to Greece. Click here.
2. Did you like the Brad Pitt movie, Moneyball? Here’s the origin story of AVM Systems, the little-known company that jump-started sabermetrics and made Moneyball possible. Click here.
3. A great piece from The New York Times on the complicated world of investing. Click here.
4. A summary from DFA on the state of the mutual fund landscape. Click here.
5. DFA’s video detailing their fund construction and trading practices. Click here.