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Sheri’s Summer Refresher Series Introduction
June 29, 2016
in Summer Refresher Series
If you have been following our SAGEbroadview blog for a while, you probably already know that we have long endorsed taking time away from work now and then to enjoy friends, family and a bit of free time. Here is one of our most recent posts about how to Appreciate the Wealth of Your Life.
To put our values into action, we like to take a break each summer from our...
Dimensional’s 2016 Matrix Book: Strength in Numbers Part 3: Managing the Emotions
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has been negative in 13 of the past 28 calendar years while the S&P 500 Index has only been negative 5 of the past 28 years. Which index had a higher rate of return in this 28 year time period? If you’re catching on to the tricky questions we’ve been posing in our last post and the one before that you might guess that, despite the considerably higher...
Dimensional’s 2016 Matrix Book: Strength in Numbers Part 2: Covering the Global Markets
In our last post, we shared the first in a trio of videos illustrating the important insights we can draw from Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Matrix Book of historical returns. When viewed close up, the data points found in the Matrix Book may look like just an endless array of random numbers. But just as random dots of paint can generate a bigger picture when viewed from a distance, so can individual...
Dimensional Fund Advisors: Index Reconstitution: The Price of Tracking
Client Site | Issue Briefs JUNE 01, 2016 Index Reconstitution: The Price of Tracking Index funds may be a good option for investors seeking investments with low fees. However, an index fund manager’s strict adherence to an index comes at a cost in the form of reduced discretion around trading. Read More: OPEN PDF ...
SAGEbroadview’s Crash Course in College Admissions Part IV: The Drama of a Theatrical Program
Following up on Sheri’s insights from Devon’s search for a musical program, Wendy Vissar reflects on the challenges that she, her husband Michael Slackman and their son Nikolas have encountered in his desire to pursue a career in theatrical arts. As long-time neighbors and good friends, Nik and Devon are both about to make their way into the wider world. We hope they remain close to us and one another...
SAGEbroadview’s Crash Course in College Admissions Part III: Applying for Performing Arts Programs
Shakespeare may have been right when he penned, “All the world’s a stage.” But as Sheri, her husband Dave and their youngest son Devon have discovered, an aspiring performing arts student will still find the college admissions process even more challenging as a result of extra audition and other specialized requirements. Following is Sheri’s advice for families of students who are interested in entering performing arts programs, like the one Devon...
SAGEbroadview’s Crash Course in College Admissions Part II: Embarking on “The Admissions Journey”
In our last post, we described how a number of us here at SAGEbroadview have been on personal quests to send our kids to college … and have lived to tell the tale. Today, we share some of the key insights Lynn Iannetta Baker discovered as she, her husband Scott and their daughter Sarah looked into schools that seemed best suited for Sarah’s educational aspirations. Combining two parts of practical wisdom...
College Admissions Part I: Preparing for the Admissions Journey
Planning for College It never rains but it pours, or so the saying goes. As it applies to sending our beloved adult children to college, many of us here at SAGEbroadview have been getting deluged lately. As Sheri described, Dominic flew the coop in 2014. This fall Devon, her youngest son, is entering the University of Hartford’s music performance and composition program via The Hartt School. Lynn has also recently completed “the...