VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 12/12/21

The short-term correction has probably not ended yet. Macroeconomic indicators signal further upside for stocks despite short-term correction potential. The Fed could face tough challenges with its loose monetary stance sooner than many expect. For further details see: B...

Global economic growth will be slower but still above trend in 2022. This forecast should allow equities to outperform bonds. Inflation has yet to peak, but it will likely decline over the year and as a result any central bank tightening will be modest. 2021 was a year of rebound ...

I share key insights and top picks and pans from seven great investors of our time. There is diversity of opinion, but some agreement on crucial investment themes. These include a long-term decline in the dollar, persistent inflation, poor long-term Treasury returns, speculative e...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked lower in November but remains elevated relative to recent history. Adjusting the forecast with short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors (defined below) reduces - substantially - GMI’s ex...

Inflation-indexed Treasuries (TIP) topped performance list in November with a 0.9% gain. A broad measure of US bonds (BND) was in second place with a 0.2% return. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds still shows a strong middling performance over the trailing one-year period vs. a...

We may not know what the newest COVID variant holds, but it may not actually matter. The economy is already questionable and has been more and more for quite some time already. In other words, the issue at hand isn’t necessarily omicron nor really a “growth scare”...

We stay invested for now as a new virus strain and European COVID surge are hurting risk sentiment. Any delay of the powerful restart now means more later. News of the contagious new strain triggered a sell-off in risk assets. Jerome Powell was nominated to stay on as Fed chair, heral...

Vanguard Total US Bond Market (BND) bucked the trend and posted a fractional 0.05% weekly gain. There are signs in early trading today (Mon., Nov 29) that global markets are stabilizing after Friday’s rout. Drawdowns are starting to deepen across the major asset classes aft...

I don't know when the market will plummet, and I don't care either. I'm always prepared for a stock market crash. Consistently investing in the market yields the best results in the long run. Stock picking makes it easy to hold on to investments. I determine my price target and do...

The S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which, in normal times, would be barely worth a mention. But in today’s speculative market, that qualifies as a correction. The first two quarters of this year were a big rebound, but last quarter was a bummer with the emergence of the D...