By: Dan Gaugler We talk frequently about the ongoing Active vs. Passive debate. Of course, we are among the silent majority who believe in the Passive/Index approach. And the facts over the past 40 years support that view. The case first argued by John Bogle in the 1970s is essentially closed. Nevertheless, the [...]

By: Matt Garrott The US Dollar reigned supreme in 2014, driving commodities down (-17.01%) and dampening returns for foreign denominated asset classes such as foreign bonds (-2.77%), developed market stocks (-4.90%), and emerging markets stocks (-2.19%). Domestic large cap stocks had another strong year, up 13.69%. Small and mid-cap US stocks had a [...]