What is a financial advisor for? One view is that advisors have unique insights into market direction that give their clients an advantage. But of the many roles a professional advisor should play, soothsayer is not one of them.

During the first quarter of 2015, I decided to volunteer with an organization where I could use my financial planning knowledge and experience.

Now that the year has come to a close, we can look back and evaluate the whole of 2014. Who better to offer this review than Dimensional Fund Advisor's Weston Wellington. In this article, Weston reminds investors of the unpredictability of the market and the benefit of developing an investment plan and sticking to it.