VCR News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Discretion From 08/08/22

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips In 2021, with over $5.4 trillion in assets under management , Vanguard was the second-largest fund manager behind BlackRock (NYSE: BLK ). John Bogle, who founded the financial powerhouse, is also credited with tr...

The Refinitiv/Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index has declined this year in the wake of continued inflationary pressure, rising interest rates, and global uncertainty. The Refinitiv U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q2 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within th...

Persistently elevated rates of price increases and an intensifying Fed tightening cycle are impacting economic activity. Real final sales to private domestic purchasers have shown greater resilience. Initial claims remain at a very low level by historical comparison, but a clear u...

Investors weighing a choice between Growth- and Value-oriented ETFs may want data which gives clues as to which will outperform next. A research team at Fidelity provides such a road map by examining which sectors tend to outperform in different types of environments. The late cyc...

Global equity markets went into a protective crouch last quarter, and factor performance followed suit. The collapse in Consumer Discretionary and/or Technology stocks was a dominant driver of global factor performance in Q2. The Quality premium versus Value has returned to its lo...

The inflation surge has dominated the narrative for equity investors in 2022. Computer chip shortages, COVID shutdowns, and the war in Ukraine have combined to create broad supply chain bottlenecks that limited automotive production globally. In this environment, investors in US e...

Influencers and social media trends have reignited the beauty industry in recent years. Sneakerheads and workout apparel enthusiasts unite under one mindset: performance over anything else. Historically, dollar stores have been key beneficiaries of trade-down behavior. T...

Miller Value Partners is a value investor. It values businesses, and not just stocks, and invests in them for the long term. Miller Opportunity Equity was down 31.8% net of fees in first half. We see many compelling opportunities we think can do well irrespective of the macro. ...

On the heels of a surprise 50-basis-point increase in the ECB’s target rate the FOMC will likely make good on another 75-basis-point increase in its target federal funds range. Governor Waller stated that he favored another 75-basis-point increase, as has St Louis Fed President...

The majority of consumers have lost a lot of purchasing power over the last year. For the average consumer, the reality is not shaped by how much the government tells them things cost, it’s shaped by their personal reality when they go shopping and pay their bills. Consumer...