VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 07/19/23

2023-07-19 20:55:00 ET Summary Modern Portfolio Theory focuses on assembling the optimal group of assets to achieve the best return per unit of risk. Diversification works well because it blends short and long duration instruments thereby reducing the overall average duration. ...

2023-07-18 08:00:00 ET Summary Concerns about the debt of overexposed sectors of U.S. commercial real estate have grown. Investors might be switching their attention from concerns about inflation and monetary policy to optimism about nominal growth. Downward pressure could com...

2023-07-17 19:47:00 ET Summary The worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated a sixteenth monthly fall in export orders for goods and services at the end of the second quarter. In May, the seasonally adjusted PMI New...

2023-07-13 10:25:13 ET Summary The "relentless rule of humble arithmetic" states that the return of the stock market must equal the return of all investors, making it difficult to consistently outperform the market. The Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF offers exposure to ...

2023-07-12 03:30:00 ET Summary The high-yield sector offers attractive absolute and relative return prospects due to resilient corporate fundamentals. Consumers and labor market conditions remain on solid footing. Spreads have mostly widened from the end of 2022 through the en...

2023-07-11 06:16:12 ET Summary Bottom-up investing is becoming much harder as stocks trade in different ways to how they have historically. Up to 80% of single stock flows are now driven by index and industry level moves. Having a comprehensive view of the macro environment is...

2023-07-11 01:55:00 ET Summary The global economy continued to expand in June, according to the S&P Global PMI surveys, based on data provided by over 27,000 companies. The latest PMI indicates that the global economy has grown for five successive months, with this renewed exp...

2023-07-10 01:13:08 ET Summary I predict a recession due to high-interest rates and suggest three ETFs to own in this scenario: SGOV, VCIT, and VT. SGOV is a low-risk treasury bond ETF with a high yield, VCIT holds intermediate-term corporate bonds with a high yield and potential ...

2023-07-08 03:50:00 ET Summary S&P Global sector PMI survey data have shown resilient worldwide economic growth in early 2023 to have been fuelled by resurgent demand for consumer services amid a post-pandemic shift. The latest June PMI survey data brought signs that this cons...

2023-07-03 23:05:00 ET Summary Over many economic regimes, U.S. equities have reliably converted risk into return, especially when held for extended periods. Falling but elevated inflation has created a disconnect between nominal earnings and the real economy. The depletion of...