Financial Titans Volcker and Petersen say “tisk tisk” to the American people and call upon our president-elect to make tough choices shift the dangerous trajectory of our national debt.

We now know that Donald Trump has won the presidency and whether you voted for him or not, this broken system has been passed down to him and it is therefore, on him to make moves to fix it. The rising national debt has been a problem for a long time, and the lack of attention it is paid is why we are where we are today. “There is still time to solve this problem. But our next president needs to show leadership in the first months”ⁱ no matter how unpopular it is.

Global equity markets declined in October with a ‐1.89% aggregate return. Emerging markets (+0.12%) outperformed Developed (ex US) markets (‐2.05%) and US markets (‐2.20%).

In the US, large cap (‐1.64%) outperformed mid cap (‐2.86%) and small cap (‐4.83%). Among price‐to‐book asset classes, value (‐1.02%) beat growth (‐2.60%) and neutral (‐2.89%). Financials (+1.67%) posted the largest return and made the largest contribution. Health Care (‐7.26%) fell the most and was the largest detractor for the month.

The saying “time heals all wounds” doesn’t tend to apply when we look at investor fears regarding political shifts. It seems no matter how much time passes, investors have a concern that something horrible might happen to the markets and the economy every time there is big political news.

In a recent article published by the Wall Street Journal Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is highlighted as the fastest-growing major mutual-fund company in the U.S. With the leading minds in Efficient Market Theory at the helm of the ship, DFA has developed a strategy that is both active and passive. Dimensional Fund Advisors is not widely known to the general public because their funds are available exclusively to financial advisors and big institutions.