VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 12/01/23

2023-12-01 09:15:00 ET Summary Global markets surged in November, with US property shares and US stocks leading the rally. Commodities were the only major asset class to decline last month. The Global Market Index (GMI) had its best monthly advance in three years, gaining 8.3%...

2023-11-30 16:11:59 ET Summary Bullish sentiment increased 3.5 percentage points to 48.8%. Neutral sentiment increased 0.6 percentage points to 31.7%. Bearish sentiment decreased 4.1 percentage points to 19.6%. Optimism among individual investors about the short-term...

2023-11-29 13:55:54 ET Analysts also lowered MSCI Emerging Markets Index ( EEM ) 2024 price to unfavorable. Analyst Austin Pickle pointed out that the S&P 500 Index ( SPX ) came down from its high of 4607 on July 27 to a low of 4104 on Oct. 27. He wrote that “vola...

2023-11-29 13:00:22 ET Summary It is important to scrutinize financial reports. The Federal Reserve Banks have experienced consecutive quarterly losses, primarily due to an interest rate mismatch. The Fed uses its own accounting principles to hide operating losses and prevent ...

2023-11-28 00:51:00 ET Summary Market-cap-weighted equities in the US space, which are dominated by big-tech, are far and away the year-to-date leader, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (Nov. 24). The iShares Technology ETF, which is heavily weighted in the like...

2023-11-27 11:22:46 ET More on S&P 500 Index Rate cuts, S&P upside and oil prices among BofA's key themes for 2024 VanEck highlights mid-caps as a potential sweet spot for investors Top buy and top sell ideas in each sector – Oppenheimer For fu...

2023-11-24 11:33:13 ET More on Invesco QQQ ETF: QQQ: 3 Reasons To Sell The Rate Cut Euphoria Long China (KLIP) Short U.S. (SPY/QQQ) Pair Trade Moving Into 2024 Recession Forecasting: Chart Crimes And Why Forecasting S&P 500 Is Tough (Part 1) Best stocks f...

2023-11-24 09:00:00 ET Summary AVLV is a relatively new, actively managed Value ETF that should be particularly attractive to index fund investors concerned about the dominance of the Magnificent Seven. We explore the nuanced methodology used by AVLV's managers to select and manag...

2023-11-22 09:49:02 ET Summary The Index of Leading Indicators forecast a deep recession in the past year, which did not come close to materializing, for two major reasons. First, manufacturing, which used to have a significant impact on the economy, now has less influence. Se...

2023-11-20 15:41:34 ET Summary There are many unknowns around the likely future direction for the economy and equities as we close out 2023. Uncertainty remains about whether the U.S. will enter a recession and if interest rates will continue to fall among other key issues. Tw...