VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 06/06/23

2023-06-06 00:47:00 ET Summary The strong surge in mega-cap technology stocks has helped the Nasdaq composite post its strongest fund-flows week return since the week ended February 1. The preliminary flows figures through the first five months of the year show that equity funds (...

2023-06-05 18:33:47 ET Summary Online banks have brought in more deposits than they lost, indicating a significant advancement in digital banking adoption. The largest banks are leading the digital banking movement, while regional banks are struggling to keep up. The future of...

2023-06-05 15:54:52 ET Summary We think we've passed the time limit of a bear market rally this week. This means the nine month, 2022 bear market is over. Most now think it’s the start of a new, bull market. We don't. We think it’s a mini bull market that lasts m...

2023-06-05 13:00:00 ET Summary Nearly all major asset classes experienced gains in the week through June 2, except for commodities, which saw a fractional decline. Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund rose 3.4% last week, marking its first weekly increase in over a month. Most of t...

2023-06-05 07:03:37 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index has taught all the bears like me a lesson as it has gained 12.32% year-to-date. NASDAQ 100 added over 34% YTD. The breadth of the gain shows obvious signs that we're facing another bubble in equities. A galaxy of fundamental...

2023-06-03 08:00:00 ET Summary High-frequency weekly indicators provide a good now cast of the economy and can signal changes before monthly or quarterly data is available. Long-leading indicators, short-leading indicators, and coincident indicators all remain negative, consistent...

2023-06-02 16:15:00 ET Summary The expected long-run return for the GMI ticked up to a 6.0% annualized pace in May, slightly above the previous month’s estimate. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark of the optimal portfolio for the average investor with an infinite time h...

2023-06-02 11:49:44 ET Summary The Utilities sector has been underperforming the broader market, with the XLU/SPY utterly collapsing the last three weeks. The defensive capitulation in the Utilities sector, combined with the overexposure to technology stocks, could lead to a risk-...

2023-06-02 11:15:27 ET Summary The U.S. Congress has passed a bill to suspend the debt ceiling until January 2025, averting a default on U.S. debt. S&P downgraded U.S. debt to AA+ in 2011 due to concerns about political divisions and fiscal policy, and it is unlikely to upgrad...

2023-06-02 09:40:44 ET Summary The May employment report revealed a gain of 339,000 jobs, the best since January, and ahead of the +195,000 expectation. Grabbing the media's attention, the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, the highest level since February last year, much above the 3...