VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 03/27/22

Historically reliable macro indicators signal growth for the U.S. economy. Sustained bear markets in equities unfolded in recessions only. Therefore, it's not surprising that negative newsflow recently could not take the stock market down sustainably. The S&P 500 rally wil...

Preliminary PMI survey data showed only a modest impact from the Ukraine war on current economic growth in the world's largest developed economies in March. Business activity continued to grow strongly across the G4 developed economies of the US, eurozone, UK and Japan in March. G...

EWY provides exposure to a basket of South Korean equities. In terms of valuation, South Korea is cheaper than most developed equity markets at the moment, despite a solid economy and above-average growth prospects. I personally think EWY will do well over the long term, although ...

The relatively high return correlations across markets in recent years are giving way as volatility surges in 2022. As a result, assumptions about relationships between markets, and the degree of diversification benefits, may be in need of updating. The downside bias in correlatio...

The Fed is talking tough on inflation by projecting a large and rapid increase in rates, but we think it won’t fully deliver and be forced to live with inflation. The S&P 500 scored its biggest weekly gain since 2020, and bond yields rose. Chinese shares rebounded sharply a...

According to a recent report released by the OECD, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if prolonged, could knock 1.1 percentage points off the global GDP for 2021, while increasing global inflation by 2.5 percentage points over an already lofty inflation level. The damage won’t be...

VEA provides exposure to developed markets equities, excluding the US. VEA is well-diversified both across sectors and issuers. It can therefore be used as part of a broader portfolio strategy to get targeted exposure to developed economies. I personally see low GDP growth rate, e...

Growing your capital while having enough money to live is the holy grail of financial independence. Income taxes and money printing makes this job nearly impossible if you don't have specialized knowledge. What the classic 60/40 portfolio will get you after taxes and inflation (no...

Eight months ago we made 6 bold, quite controversial (at the time) predictions for the next 12 months. 4 of these predictions have already materialized, and there is a good chance that this is how things will look four months down the road. Let's revisit these predictions, see whi...

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) - $0.0828. Payable Mar 24; for shareholders of record Mar 22; ex-div Mar 21. For further details see: Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.0828