ITOT News and Press, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market From 01/12/23

Summary US Large Cap stocks are still in a short-term downtrend but the long-term uptrend is intact. International Large Cap stocks are in a short-term uptrend versus US Large Cap. The trend has been driven by the falling dollar. US Large Cap value is in a short-term uptrend versus ...

Summary In this article, I examine how investors can get truly passive exposure to the US equity market. Passive investing emerged from academia and offers benefits through diversification, low fees, and historically better performance than the average active manager. To passively i...

Summary For 40 years, steadily declining inflation and interest rates buoyed equity returns. That changed abruptly last year. Investors must now adjust expectations to a new macroeconomic and market landscape that will require a fresh mindset to reach long-term goals. By...

Summary I scanned my U.S. Equity ETF Database for large-cap funds with average volatility, low fees, and high quality. I found 33 ETFs you can consider to be core holdings. This article summarizes selected fundamental metrics for all ETFs, highlighting the best ones to own based on dive...

Summary In today's issue of the 1-Minute Market Report, I examine the market bounce since the October low, and highlight the areas of the market that are leading the way higher. On Thursday, for every stock that was down, there were 26 that were up. For the first time since August...

Summary During Refinitiv Lipper’s fund flows week ended November 2, 2022, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the second straight week, adding a net $38.9 billion. Equity funds (+$9.6 billion) and money market funds (+$35.8 billion) were the only macro ...

Summary Chairman Powell's press conference gave a message very different from the headlines you may be reading. I present a summary of the main points Chairman Powell repeated during the press conference. I summarize what the Fed's current policy means for stock investors and ...

Summary With inflationary pressures and recessionary fears remaining top-of-mind, equity managers see no short-term end to the bumpy ride in markets. One of the key risks cited by equity managers in our third-quarter report is the possibility of inflation remaining stuck at high l...

Summary As a result of market turmoil in 2022, several quality stocks have experienced significant declines in price. In particular, I had been keeping my eye on Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. As part of my research, I considered certain ETFs. In the process, QQQM grabbed my attent...

Summary Investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets for the second week in a row. On hopes that central banks will pivot to a more dovish stance, investors pushed global markets higher. Investors appeared to ignore the latest update to Q2 GDP numbers, which showed the ...