VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 08/14/23

2023-08-14 22:10:00 ET Summary As of Friday’s close, three of the 14 slices of the major asset classes are now underwater this year, based on ETF proxies through Friday, Aug. 11. A key factor that investors are focusing on is China’s economic slowdown. The US eco...

2023-08-14 11:30:20 ET Summary Fitch's report, downgrading America's credit rating, highlights the lack of control over U.S. budgetary affairs in the past 20 years. But, the U.S. budgetary performance has been deteriorating over the past sixty years, getting worse just about every...

2023-08-14 09:43:28 ET Roth MKM argued on Monday that the U.S. equity market has started to experience a minor pullback after touching overbought levels, with August seasonal factors also playing a role. "We can see new 52-w highs on the S&P 500 are slowly declining, while new lows ...

2023-08-13 06:31:00 ET Index funds are generally seen as boring alternatives to individual stocks, but investors should take care not to conflate boring investments with bad investments. A diversified index fund that tracks the right benchmark can simultaneously eliminate concentration risk...

2023-08-12 08:00:00 ET Summary High frequency weekly indicators provide the most timely update of long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. Long leading and coincident indicators are negative, showing downward pressure on the economy one year out, and no significant ...

2023-08-11 18:41:16 ET Summary The economy continues to grow, and the stock market continues to rise due to the abundance of money in circulation. The monetary base, which includes currency in circulation and bank reserves, has significantly increased since 2008. Ben Bernanke'...

2023-08-11 13:46:51 ET Summary iShares Select Dividend ETF is a stable ETF that provides access to high-dividend-paying US stocks across various market caps. DVY uses a nuanced and layered screening strategy to select high-quality stocks based on dividend criteria. There doesn...

2023-08-10 19:02:32 ET Summary August is historically volatile, causing turbulence in the growth stock arena, but market liquidity remains plentiful. The growth-oriented iShares Russell 2000 ETF is undergoing a corrective pullback but is expected to resume its rising trend. Wo...

2023-08-10 14:56:57 ET Summary Optimism decreased but remains above average for the 10th consecutive week in the AAII Sentiment Survey. Neutral sentiment and bearish sentiment both increased. Bullish sentiment returned to its typical range after being unusually high last week....

2023-08-10 09:55:11 ET Summary Headline and Core CPI were in line with expectations. Volatile one-off items helped keep core CPI down. Disinflation has been very bullish for stocks. However, going forward, CPI may cease to be a tailwind for the financial markets. ...