F5FP Monthly Newsletter (Feb-2015)

Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally and Financially

I'm not sure about you, but for me January came and went in the blink of an eye. In this month's newsletter we discuss the unique investing approach taken by Dimensional Fund Advisors, highlight Robert Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, and finally we focus on the reason why it's better to ask than tell. Enjoy the read as you move in to month two of the year

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Finances

How Are DFA Funds Different Than Index Funds?

When it comes to investing, there are countless different strategies, and that is great. It creates a wonderful market that allows investors to pursue a strategy with which they are comfortable. However, most of these strategies are based on feelings and emotions versus facts and data. Here we will go through the differences between conventional investment management, indexing, and Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)’s “dimensional” approach to investing (read more here)...

Personal Development

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - Robert Cialdini

While we would all like to believe that we are immune to the influence of others, nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that we are hard-wired to be susceptible to various techniques of influence. Cialdini walks through the most common methods of influence. For each of these he shares examples and explains – based on his research — why they work. The author admits that he is probably one of the folks most prone to influence. His first hand stories, coupled with numerous other examples, provide a wealth of insights in to the topic. Whether you are looking for ways to avoid influence or looking for ways to exert influence, the book is well worth the time to read.

Professional Development

Leadership Lesson - Ask, Don't Tell

While “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” may be more familiar to many of us, “Ask, Don’t Tell” is really where we should be spending our mental energy. Read that again — “Ask, Don’t Tell”. Now take just a couple of moments to think about what that is saying….(read more here..)

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