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The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is an important reminder that geopolitical risk is a part of investing in global markets. Navigating geopolitical events requires expertise and flexibility. Dimensional’s systematic active approach is designed to adjust to new information in real time, including information about geopolitical events and their potential repercussions for markets. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT Geopolitical events like military or economic conflicts can affect stock markets in many ways. These events are generally widely followed by
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Through January 27, 2022, U.S. stocks were down a little more than 10% from the end of 2021 (1). If not for a strong session on Friday, January 28, U.S. stocks would have had a fourth consecutive week of negative returns. Like rough waters at sea, choppy markets can lead to anxiety and discomfort, and inevitably everyone wonders how long we will have to wait for things to calm down. When volatility increases, it is perfectly natural to worry about
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