VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market

2026-03-06 07:15:35 ET Why the Rule of 20 Worked Effectively in the past For readers new to the Rule of 20 (R20), it is a traditional valuation heuristic that asserts the S&P 500 index ( SP500 ) is fairly valued when the sum of its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and the annua...

2026-03-05 07:35:00 ET 2026's major rotation away from U.S. tech and toward other stock market sectors should provide a good lesson for investors. Sometimes, it pays to own the whole market instead of trying to pick winners and losers. Sure, you'll end up owning some underperformers, but yo...

2026-03-04 10:42:00 ET While I wouldn't exactly call the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI) the only investment you'll need to buy, it's pretty close. As the name suggests, it aims to track the performance of the entire U.S. stock market. The ETF owns more than 3,500...

2026-03-04 10:20:00 ET So far in 2026, active fund managers are having one of their best years in nearly two decades. Goldman Sachs says that 57% of large-cap active mutual fund managers are beating their benchmarks, far above the long-term average. Unfortunately, that's only one year. ...

2026-03-03 11:36:01 ET More on markets Dividends in demand as Iran conflict sends markets reeling Invesco says stay calm and invested as stocks often climb after war-driven volatility When markets should expect a U.S. — Iran ceasefire; See what prediction ma...

2026-03-03 10:42:00 ET The Iran war is roiling financial markets, but the impact on long-term expected returns will likely be limited. Even in the worst-case scenario, the methodology outlined below for developing performance estimates is relatively immune to short-term events.... ...

2026-03-03 02:48:00 ET Foreign securities and US real estate investment trusts led a broad-based rally for the major asset classes in February, based on a set of ETF proxies. US stocks, however, didn’t participate in last month’s gains.... Read the full article on Se...

2026-03-02 10:06:00 ET All the major asset classes are posting year-to-date gains as of Friday’s close. But a lot can happen over one weekend.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Iran Risk Threatens The Everything Rally

2026-02-28 06:00:00 ET Junk bond yield is my depth indicator We wrote an article a few days ago ( titled “These Flawed Arguments Can Be Especially Misguiding In 2026”) and offered some counterarguments against bearish interpretation of the equity market based o...

2026-02-28 02:45:00 ET Q4 earnings extend growth streak The U.S. is on the back end of fourth quarter earnings season, and the overall tone from corporate management teams has been constructive. For the S&P 500 Index, earnings growth tracked close to 15% year-over-year, marking ...