MGK News and Press, Vanguard Mega Cap Growth From 09/23/22

Summary As the Fed walks the line between curbing inflation and averting recession, anxious investors are seeking to balance the two risks. The question now is how fast can inflation fall and where does it come to rest? We don’t see a quick retrenchment or a return to the o...

Summary Performance charts can mislead investors because sometimes they include rare one-off gains or losses early in the time series. Analyzing rolling returns lessens the importance of buying just at the right time. This article looks at six-month rolling returns for 73 U.S. ETF...

Summary With inflation at the highest level in decades and volatility continuing to surge, equity investors are questioning their next moves. At the beginning of the year, financial conditions were very loose by any means historically, and we've very rapidly moved from loose finan...

Summary After a brutal six months, during which the Russell 1000 Growth Index fell more than 32%, growth stocks finally found a floor in June before rebounding. September is not over and is rarely kind to investors. A slower economy is, at least on a relative basis, supportive...

Summary The main economic data release for the trading week is the US inflation report. The UK economy is in a precarious position and facing a recession. Chinese President Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in U...

Summary In a contrarian call, I believe it's time to start scaling into mega-tech growth stocks. That's because despite the high inflation, higher interest rates, and strong US dollar headwinds, mega-tech growth stocks continue to flourish operationally & financially. The ...

Apple does not seem to be suffering from the current economic slowdown; in fact, its Q3 revenues broke all records. The efficiency of Apple's management is unrivaled, and it looks forward to golden years in the future as well. Customer loyalty is Apple's strength: 90% of customers...

For a decade, investors chased growth stocks, but now they won't touch them; will a recession and falling rates bring them back? Growth stocks are all about the future, and the CRSP Growth Index contains nothing about valuation. Young growing companies often have negative cash flow an...

The Fed is raising rates aggressively in order to bring down inflation, which is currently running at a 4-decade high. Inflation (CPI) may not have peaked yet, and the double-digit PPI reading indicates that CPI could climb in the coming months. Aggressive rate hikes lead to highe...

Earnings for the S&P 500, according to Howard Silverblatt’s work at S&P, are expected to rise 7.7% in 2022. Growth stocks were grossly overvalued going into that bear market and they took the brunt of the damage. Real estate did well last week with rates falling bac...