VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 09/19/22

Summary VOO is a foundational investment for any investor as it captures the largest American companies by tracking the S&P 500 index. VOO is one of my favorite ETFs as its management fee is 0.03%, allowing Vanguard to make my capital grow at a much lower rate than financial a...

Summary For the eighth straight month, mutual fund investors were net redeemers of fund assets, withdrawing $55.3 billion from conventional funds for August. Fixed income funds (+$1.9 billion) witnessed net inflows for the first month in nine, while money market funds (-$8.2 billi...

Summary Earning a higher yield looks good on paper, but at a time of elevated inflation, the resulting real yield may be a bust. Most ETF yields are underwater when compared with US consumer inflation. Even if inflation has peaked, it’s unclear how fast it will fall. ...

Summary The near-term future of the stock market hangs in the balance with the August consumer price index report, due out on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. The latest inflation report is a report card for the efforts of global central banks to rein in inflation and r...

Summary Jackson Hole reset expectations to focus more on inflation. The U.S. dollar should stabilize over the medium-term amid hawkishness from other central banks and slowing economic data. At stake is Europe’s ability to refill their storage tanks ahead of winter. ...

Summary As financial markets sink, the relative allure of expected returns rises. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark of the optimal portfolio for the average investor with an infinite time horizon. GMI’s current 10-year return is a robust 6.1%. While that’s f...

Summary US trading resumes tomorrow after a long Labor Day weekend, with the backdrop of risk-off sentiment dominating recent activity in the major asset classes. US stocks (VTI) posted a relatively middling loss, shedding 3.7% last month. The summer rebound for the Global Mar...

Summary The S&P 500 fell 4% last week, capped by a Friday plunge following a hawkish 8-minute speech from Jay Powell. A worsening European energy crisis was momentarily overlooked to end a wild week on Wall Street. Foreign markets must hold critical support during what is ...

The iShares International Developed Property ETF, WPS, invests based on the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property Index, meaning no EM exposure like Chinese Real Estate. The Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF, VNQI, invests based on the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index, thus on...

Ex-US stocks are a bargain right now after a big 2022 drop, but that doesn't mean traders and investors should buy EFA. EFA features big relative weakness since the June 16 stock market bottom. There are cheaper alternatives that investors should own rather than the high expense r...