VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 07/08/23

2023-07-08 08:00:00 ET Summary Here are high frequency weekly indicators to provide a current snapshot of the economy and predict future changes. These indicators are divided into long leading indicators, short leading indicators, and coincident indicators. June data has started w...

2023-07-07 14:08:36 ET Summary We love the power of charts. Here are two charts that are important for investors today. We examine global central bank assets and the regional banking sector. "A picture is worth a thousand words, but a chart is worth a thousand ...

2023-07-07 10:50:16 ET Summary New data on the economy indicate that the economy still is a lot stronger than expected and inflation is going to remain a problem. The Federal Reserve continues to pursue its quantitative tightening program into July and talks of the need to keep mo...

2023-07-07 09:55:56 ET Summary The market has been looking for an excuse to consolidate first-half gains, and stronger-than-expected economic data is the excuse. The jobs data is not as strong as perceived, but it should not be the Fed's focus when addressing inflation. Excess...

2023-07-06 15:40:21 ET Summary The U.S. market experienced a selloff on Thursday, with the VIX spiking to its highest level in months before retreating significantly. I believe this collapse in volatility is bullish. Many Dow components have behaved as if a recession is priced in,...

2023-07-05 23:42:38 ET Summary The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is now almost as exposed to the US tech bubble as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, due to the outperformance of mega-cap tech stocks. The VTI's valuations are extremely high compared to the small and mid-cap markets, ...

2023-07-05 21:20:00 ET Summary The long-run performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) rose to a 6.3% annualized pace in June, moderately above the previous month’s estimate. The underlying components of GMI continue to post high forecasts vs. their current trailing 10-y...

2023-07-05 13:40:31 ET Vanguard highlighted three themes that remain as Wall Street turns the page to H2; persistent inflation, tight labor markets, and rising policy interest rates. Moreover, the exchange traded fund issuer also outlined in its midyear 2023 outlook that they see inflation ...

2023-07-05 12:49:02 ET Summary Yes - the odds do favor the bulls broadly because it's a pre-election year, but that doesn't mean there isn't risk. The inversion of the yield curve has traditionally been a reliable predictor of recessions. While history has shown December is ty...

2023-07-05 10:00:00 ET Summary Tax loss harvesting is a strategy to offset taxable capital gains with corresponding capital losses that are not possible with a single fund in a taxable account. We explore the idea of alternating new investments between the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF...