What lessons can investors learn about the market from a century’s worth of economic cycles? Dimensional Fund Advisors investigates how the stock market has reacted historically to downturns in the US economy. Even during times of diminished economic activity, investors have frequently been rewarded by markets all over the world. This is an important lesson on the forward-looking nature of markets, which highlights how current market prices reflect the collective expectations of market participants for the future of the market.

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Stephen Pease, David W. Smiley and Matt Hoaglin are Investment Advisor Representatives with Dynamic Wealth Advisors dba Oxford Financial Planners.  All investment advisory services are offered through Dynamic Wealth Advisors.