EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 08/22/23

2023-08-22 02:33:54 ET Summary IEFA is a large and efficient ex-US/Canada developed markets index fund. Though it charges a low expense ratio, investors can find even cheaper funds. If you are looking for a methodology that emphasizes value or yield performance, there are also...

2023-08-21 09:00:00 ET Summary Both the EFA ETF and HEFA ETF invest based on the MSCI EAFE Index, giving investors the choice of being hedged against the currency risk or not. This article updates my review from last February in terms of ETF holdings, distributions, and most impor...

2023-08-17 13:50:00 ET Summary Earnings have been stagnating, and this past quarter, they came in better than feared. Heading into this season, I was paying very close attention to if companies are able to keep and maybe even grow their margins, and the answer is yes. Looking ...

2023-08-14 15:37:28 ET Summary The recently launched ETF with ticker "TJUL" offers the upside of stocks with protection on the initial amount invested. This is basically what "principal protected notes" offered by banks have long done, and is now possible again thanks to high...

2023-08-14 07:16:21 ET Summary iShares MSCI EAFE ETF offers exposure to over 800 stocks across Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Far East. Diversifying outside the US S&P 500 has underperformed, but now may be a good time to rotate into international markets. The strength o...

2023-08-12 08:59:40 ET Summary The U.S. has experienced a decline in its manufacturing industry and global manufacturing share over the past few decades. "Onshoring" or "reshoring" efforts are being made to bring manufacturing facilities back to the U.S. or nearby countries. C...

2023-08-07 18:55:00 ET Summary The stock market was down a little over 2% last week in what may be the start of a larger correction. In the 1970 recession, rates rose right until the onset of recession and hit a new high for that cycle during the recession. The employment repo...

2023-08-01 14:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500-tracking ETF finished July up 3.27%, leaving it up 20.62% YTD on a total return basis. Looking at US sectors, Energy and Financials did the best in July, while Health Care and Real Estate were up the least. Outside of the US, we s...

2023-08-01 11:46:13 ET Summary I plan to change my pension plan allocation to 75% SPDR S&P 500 ETF and 25% Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund. My pension plan assets outperformed the S&P 500 index in July, meeting my investment objectives. I use a moving average cross...

2023-07-31 10:30:00 ET Summary Major central banks tightened policy last week, including unexpectedly in Japan. We see the potential for rising Japanese bond yields to pull global yields higher. The Bank of Japan tweaked its yield cap, sending local yields to a nine-year high. Dev...