VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 04/06/22

On November 9, 2021, I launched the ETF Reliable Retirement Portfolio. Working from various 2022 investment outlooks as well as other research material, I constructed a 16-ETF portfolio that seeks to balance diversity, growth, and current income. As alluded to in my title, it is n...

We see the West’s drive for energy security slowing growth, increasing inflation and stoking demand for non-Russian fossil fuels to alleviate consumer pain. Data last week showed U.S. inflation at 40-year highs and a robust labor market. We expect the Fed to deliver on this yea...

The first trading quarter for 2022 is in the books and the top ten ETF flow leaders amassed a combine $84.78B across an array of benchmark S&P 500 ETFs, precious metals funds, along with both bond market ETFs and dividend funds.  See below a breakdown of the top 10 ETF inflow leaders...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index ticked slightly higher in March to an annualized 5.8% pace, fractionally above last month’s estimate. Using short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors (defined below) to adjust the forecast trims GMI&#...

Commodities continued to top monthly returns for the major asset classes in March. WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, a broad measure of raw materials, rose 7.5% last month. The Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded in March. For further details see: Major Asset ...

Follow the Money is a series of brief, information-rich posts that I will publish periodically but not on a fixed schedule. After rallying for 9 of the last 11 days, the S&P 500 went from down -13% to down just -3.4%. Growth has been hit hard by the slide in tech stocks this y...

Pick any barometer of costs these days, and the story is the same: Prices are up - and in a dramatic fashion. The first thing that jumps out is the dismal performance of most asset classes during periods of low growth and high inflation - otherwise known as stagflation. A solid fo...

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. The United Kingdom recorded the strongest growth of the four largest developed economies for the third month in a row in March. ...

We now prefer U.S. and Japanese equities over European stocks due to the energy shock. We stay underweight bonds because of the inflationary backdrop. Bond yields sprinted higher last week, with U.S. 10-year Treasuries hitting near three-year highs. Signs of weakening economic activit...

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...