VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 10/27/22

Summary With inflationary pressures and recessionary fears remaining top-of-mind, equity managers see no short-term end to the bumpy ride in markets. One of the key risks cited by equity managers in our third-quarter report is the possibility of inflation remaining stuck at high l...

Summary October flash PMI data will provide much needed insights into the risk of some of the world's major economies falling into recession. Falling or near-stalled output was seen across the four largest developed economies - the 'G4'. Only Japan recorded expansion, and even her...

Summary Global GDP growth is still expected to be positive in 2022 (excluding Russia) but is expected to fall fairly dramatically in 2023. The U.S. Q3 2022 earnings season has just begun, and the outlook is for lower but still positive revenue and earnings growth. Inflation wi...

Summary The VT ETF provides low-cost exposure to leading global companies. The VT ETF has delivered respectable average annual returns of 7.6% over 10 years; However, 2022 YTD returns of -25.5% have been poor. With many of the macro drivers behind U.S. outperformance remaining...

Summary If what you care most about is the long-term real spending power of your wealth, then that should be your benchmark for assessing the risk of different investments. It has long been acknowledged that the volatility of real corporate earnings is much lower than the volatili...

Summary After a bumpy year, 2023 could prove to be even more challenging for global goods trade with consumer demand faltering, oversupply returning, and the energy and subsequent inflation crisis persisting. So far this year, global merchandise trade has held up extremely well gi...

Summary The interest rate tightening cycle may be coming to an end soon. VT offers low cost passive global equity exposure. YtD the VT price has tumbled around 25%. Since inception there have never been two consecutive red years. Equities are having a tough 2022 ...

Summary Equities continue to take their cue from the bond market. Yields rose sharply Friday morning after a sudden jump in consumer inflation expectations. Following a massive 2022 drop and decent valuations, adding to a core holding of global equities still makes sense. ...

Summary Index funds provide investors with cheap, diversified exposure to different securities and asset classes. Some index funds are fantastic long-term investments due to their diversification, total returns, and other characteristics. Three index funds stand out from the r...

Bob Elliott, a former senior investment executive of Bridgewater Associates has made a splash in the exchange traded fund world with the launch of an actively managed fund that aims to provide retail investors access to hedge fund strategies. The Unlimited HFND Multi-Strategy R...