BLV News and Press, Vanguard Long-Term Bond From 11/29/19

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: BLV ) - $0.2669 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.03% as of Nov. 26. Payable Dec 05; for shareholders of record Dec 03; ex-div Dec 02. More news on: Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, Dividend News, News on ETFs, ,

The Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSE: BLV ) is one of the largest and most actively traded bond ETFs with $12.8 billion in total assets. BLV tracks an index that includes the universe of U.S. dollar medium and large publicly traded investment grade bond issuances with maturities of greater ...

In the past week or so, I noticed a distinct shift in the performance of the various stock sectors. Quite simply, the market is backing off of defensive sectors such as real estate, utilities, telecommunications, and consumer staples, while momentum has picked up with the cyclical sectors su...

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: BLV ) - $0.2822 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.04% as of Oct. 30. Payable Nov 06; for shareholders of record Nov 04; ex-div Nov 01. More news on: Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, Dividend News, News on ETFs, ,

"Don't feed the animals." Signs bearing this exhortation can often be found in national and state parks or large city parks, in which a variety of wildlife reside with minimal human contact. Image Source The reason for this injunction is simple: There is a natural order that exists...

Risks abound in today's market environment. From geopolitical to trade, economic, credit, or election risk, the potential for the reemergence of volatility seems ubiquitous. And yet, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) is currently only ~3% off of its all-time high reached in July. Investors have shrugg...

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: BLV ) - $0.2802 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.96% as of Sept. 26. Payable Oct 04; for shareholders of record Oct 02; ex-div Oct 01. More news on: Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, Dividend News, News on ETFs, ,

The UK Supreme Court deals a strong blow to Brexit's chances. Donald Trump digs his heels in on protectionism. Houthi rebels (likely backed by Iran) successfully shut down half of Saudi oil production capacity through a terrorist strike. Democrats launch an official impeachment inquiry into th...

The Underestimated Growth Engine In a previous post (see here ), I wrote about the often-ignored engine of organic economic growth that is private savings . To quote myself: Saving leads to investment. Investment leads to increased productivity and output capacity. These lead to more ...

An inverted yield curve is one of the most reliable leading indicators of an ensuing recession. That is, when longer maturity Treasury yields such as that of 10, 20, or 30-year bonds are lower than the yields of short-term Treasury yields, this signifies the market betting that the Federal...