SPDW News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US From 11/05/19

(Source: Pexels/Suzy Hazelwood ) In general, value investing has performed poorly over the past ten years compared to most bull markets. This is even truer abroad, as most international equities indices are still below their 2008 peak. Of course, value investing, and specifically internati...

By Erik Knutzen The events and data of recent weeks make us want to err on the side of caution. Our Asset Allocation Committee’s quarterly Outlook will come out this week, and the headline is that members see a return to “two-tier growth.” The last time we used...

Portfolio construction goes well beyond selecting a few individual stocks. This article contains ideas that will be "old hat" for some readers, but I promise to include material that will be fresh for many. Diversification: We begin with the concept of global diversification. While it is s...

ETF Overview Vanguard Total International Stock ETF ( VXUS ) invests in international stocks based on a market-cap-weighted approach. The ETF tracks the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, which includes over 6000 stocks. VXUS is exposed to foreign exchange risk. The fund’s performance o...

Everything you need to know about investing can be placed on a 3 x 5 index card. And it can be written on a single side. Here is the outline. Invest as much as you can as early as you can. The operative word is "early." This is known as The Golden Rule of Investing. Buy inexpensive n...

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF ( VEA ) is one of the best ETFs available for gaining exposure to the developed market. It's among the cheapest and also tracks an index that features the largest breadth compared to the other major competing funds. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF ...

ETF Overview Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF ( VEA ) focuses on large-cap stocks in developed markets (excluding U.S. stocks). These markets are less volatile than emerging markets. The portfolio is diverse with nearly 4 thousand stocks but with higher regional concentration in Europe. I...

On ugly days like Monday, when the Dow finished down $617.38 and the Nasdaq finished down $269.92, it makes me even more thankful for dividends. I have been constructing a dividend portfolio outside of my wife and my 401Ks and trading accounts. I add to the dividend portfolio by selling posi...

There is a saying in business that between good, fast, and cheap, you must choose two and can not have all three. When it comes to investing, I must thank competition between Vanguard and Blackrock Inc. ( BLK ) for giving us a very good mix of all three in our ETF choices that can be very hard...

One of my favorite analytical techniques for generating insights on global markets is studying market breadth , and those who know me know I like to take a bit of an alternative angle, and today's chart is no exception. What makes today's chart so interesting is that (in contrast to most of...