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Oct 25, 2010
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This podcast features David Booth, MBA '71, and professor Eugene Fama of Chicago Booth. The discussion, moderated by Dean Edward Snyder, looks at Mr. Booth's co-founding of Dimensional Fund Advisors, which pioneered small cap investing, as well as the continuing contribution professor Fama and his research have made to the firm.
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Oct 18, 2010
Q & A
If you are familiar with a recent survey of mutual fund performance by Fundquest (Jane Li, "When Active Management Shines vs. Passive," June 2010), your comments would be appreciated.
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Oct 11, 2010
Q & A
Some researchers argue that a market timing strategy based on buy/sell signals generated by a 50- or 200-day moving average offers a more appealing combination of risk and return than a buy-and-hold approach. What is your view?
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Oct 4, 2010
Videos
This video, recorded at the Chicago Booth 2010 Management Conference, features Eugene Fama and David Booth providing insights into what lies ahead for active and passive money management. (Watch the video)
ABOUT FAMA AND FRENCH
Eugene F. Fama
The Robert R.
McCormick Distinguished
Service Professor of
Finance at the University
of Chicago Booth School
of Business
Kenneth R. French
The Roth Family Distinguished Professor of
Finance at the Tuck
School of Business at
Dartmouth College
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Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority (FRN: 150100), is registered in England and Wales under Company No. 02569601 and VAT No. 577327607. The registered office address of Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is 7 Down Street, London, W1J 7AJ, United Kingdom. Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dimensional Fund Advisors.