ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Jeff Locke looked around the room. He is a professional athlete, placed in high-pressure situations every Sunday during the NFL season. This, in a conference room in Santa Monica, California, was as stressful, if not more, than anything he saw out on the football field.
When Locke started his five-week internship at Dimensional Fund Advisors in 2015, he figured he would break down retirement plans; analyze 401K packages. Then his bosses came up with a proposal: spend time studying why professional athletes go broke and formulate a plan to help stop it.