Episode 99, David Booth, the co-founder and Chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), host Rick Ferri
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Welcome to the 99th edition of Bogleheads on Investing. Today our special guest is David Booth, Chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors, a firm he co-founded in 1981 and has grown to one trillion in assets. We'll discuss how his company used leading academic research from the University of Chicago to create the first small cap index fund and pioneered multi-factor investing. Hi everyone, my name is Rick Ferry and I am the co host of Bogleheads on Investing. John Luskin is the other host.
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