VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 08/18/23

2023-08-18 17:59:19 ET Summary The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund has long been widely recommended as a safe investment option for conservative investors. But it has only traded since 1986 when inflation had been tamed though bond yields were still at very high levels. ...

2023-08-18 11:23:59 ET Summary "Cutting losses quickly and letting profits run" (CLE-LPR) is arguably the single most popular piece of advice offered to professional traders at the start of their careers. In stock market investing, a CLE-LPR strategy has lead to higher return...

2023-08-17 18:38:45 ET Summary Bullish sentiment decreased, ending a 10-week streak of above-average readings. Neutral sentiment increased and is above its historical average for the third time in 11 weeks. Bearish sentiment increased 4.6 percentage points to 30.1%. ...

2023-08-17 18:24:21 ET Summary Analysts are writing about a future U.S. economy that is growing slower than before, but experiencing higher rates of inflation. Two big questions arise: the first is about slower real economic growth, seemingly the result of a slowdown in the growth...

2023-08-17 13:30:00 ET Summary SCHB, from Charles Schwab, replicates the performance of the Dow Jones US Broad Stock Market Index, and is Schwab's version of a total-US market ETF. The index construction of SCHB is unique, but the results produced by the fund are not significantly...

2023-08-17 11:35:03 ET Summary Fed minutes indicate another rate hike coming and potential for more hikes if needed. Bond market adjusting for higher rates, leading to a strong dollar and widening credit spreads. Inflation risks from rising commodity prices and slow tightening...

2023-08-16 19:22:14 ET Summary Investors expect the U.S. economy to grow at a modest rate of less than 2% per year for the next five to ten years. Inflationary expectations in the bond market for the next five to ten years are around 2.25% to 2.30%. The investment community be...

2023-08-15 21:41:00 ET Summary The U.S. equity market in 2023 has been driven by the disproportionate outperformance of large cap, growth, and technology-oriented stocks, leading to a significant concentration of market returns. The Large-Cap Growth and technology-oriented segment...

2023-08-15 11:37:01 ET Summary Signs of a major economic contraction were present in 2007, with the housing market under duress and the Federal Reserve having raised interest rates significantly. Few anticipated the contagion risks in the residential real estate market, leading to...

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...