The Navigoe Blog

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day from the Navigoe Crew! This week we volunteered with South Bay Parkland Conservancy at Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. We cleared space for new native plants to be planted today, in celebration of Earth Day!

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Dimensional Ranked No. 1 in Barron’s ‘Best Fund Families of 2022’

Barron’s has named Dimensional Fund Advisors No. 1 in the outlet’s “Best Fund Families of 2022” list. The rankings look at the one-year records of how each firm’s actively managed funds performed vs. peers, based on data from Refinitiv Lipper. “Dimensional is known for its roots in academic research on factor investing, particularly involving value investing,…

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How Your Money Wisdom Plants the Seeds for a More Prosperous Future

What if you could give any child in your life a brighter financial future without spending a single penny? What if it only took the right words? Believe it or not, that IS possible. Talking to children about money now can pay off in a big way later. And that’s true for “children” of any age…

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Navigoe 2022 Q4 Market Review

We’re excited to present to you the latest in our quarterly webinar series featuring Navigoe Founder and CEO, Scott Leonard, and Dimensional Fund Advisor’s “Secretary of Explaining Stuff” Apollo Lupescu. Scott and Apollo bring the conversation into the Navigoe office’s Fireside Room. In this conversation, they discuss the current state of the markets and the…

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2022 Year End Letter to Clients

Dear Valued Client, Happy New Year! I hope that everyone was able to spend some quality time with the people that matter most this past holiday season. Before I get into the summary of last year, I want to share a quick story. “Is everyone freaking out?” In the past month I met many people…

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This Has Been a Test: Developing a Financial Plan You Can Stick With

Think back to December 2019. The economy was humming. Unemployment, interest rates, and inflation were at historically low levels. But then what happened? I don’t know anyone who predicted all of that back in December 2019. But what if someone had? What would you have done? Next question: What if that person told you that,…

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9 Key Principles to Improve Your Odds of Achieving Your Goals

1. Focus on what you can control Navigoe can offer experience and guidance to help you focus on actions that add value. This can lead to a better investment experience. 2. Don’t Try to Outguess the Market The market’s pricing power works against fund managers who try to outperform through stock picking or market timing….

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A Review of the 2nd Quarter of 2022

We’re excited to present to you the latest in our quarterly webinar series featuring Navigoe Founder and CEO, Scott Leonard, and Dimensional Fund Advisor’s “Secretary of Explaining Stuff” Apollo Lupescu. Scott and Apollo bring the conversation into the Navigoe office’s Fireside Room. In this conversation, they discuss the current state of the markets and the…

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Are We Headed for a Recession?

Just two years removed from the last US recession, negative stock returns and aggressive US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes have many investors concerned we are headed for another big “R”—if we’re not already there. But recessions are always identified with a lag. By the time one is called, the worst of its impact on…

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