How David Booth Built Dimensional From A Brooklyn Brownstone
David Booth founded Dimensional Fund Advisors in 1981, starting the firm in a Brooklyn brownstone. The company now manages over $1 trillion by focusing on small company exposure for diversified portfolios. Booth discussed the firm's history and investment philosophy on a recent episode of The David Rubenstein Show.
David Booth started Dimensional Fund Advisors out of a Brooklyn brownstone in 1981 with an idea that challenged conventional investing: investors should have exposure to smaller companies as part of a diversified portfolio. More than four decades later, Dimensional manages over $1 trillion. Booth is on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations to discuss how he built Dimensional and the investment philosophy behind the firm. This interview was recorded August…
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