VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 02/08/24

2024-02-08 10:32:25 ET Summary I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors more than three years ago. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater yields and performance than comparable funds and ind...

2024-02-08 09:49:57 ET More on iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, etc. SPY: Larger Treasury Issuances And Fewer Fed Cuts Are Not Priced In My Current View Of The S&P 500 Index: February 2024 Edition (Technical Analysis) 2024 Analyst Outlook...

2024-02-08 01:57:00 ET Summary Methodology differences influence the classification of growth stocks. Meta's 2022 plunge and 2023 recovery exemplify style index impact. Structural nuances, like the absence of a momentum variable, shape index behavior. By Catherine ...

2024-02-05 14:00:00 ET Summary The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to ease in January, dipping to an annualized 6.6% total return. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark of the optimal portfolio for the average investor with an infinite time h...

2024-02-05 11:55:00 ET Summary World stocks that hold US shares are up 1.6% year to date while foreign equities ex-US are down 1.5% in 2024. The Japanese stock market was a strong competitor vis-à-vis US shares last year too. At the opposite end of the spectrum, ongoing l...

2024-02-04 01:45:00 ET Summary Since early 2022, the FED lifted the federal funds rate by 5.25% to curb inflation, triggering speculation from pundits over the economic impact and future path of rate increases. Recently, the Fed noted that inflation has been tempered by restrictiv...

2024-02-02 13:15:03 ET Summary January jobs report beats expectations, indicating accelerating momentum in the labor market. The market's reaction to the strong jobs report shows a shift in sentiment towards a more positive reaction function. Fed Chairman Powell has strongly s...

2024-02-02 12:34:16 ET A group of benchmark tracking exchange traded funds are leading capital inflows among ETFs to start off the year. This comes as the major equity averages have climbed through the first month of 2024.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further de...

2024-02-02 10:10:07 ET Summary The U.S. economy added 353K jobs in January, according to the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report. The labor report also included positive revisions in the prior months data. Notably, December’s 216K gain was revised up to 333K. ...

2024-02-02 09:50:12 ET Summary The January jobs report exceeds expectations with a massive 353,000 nonfarm payrolls gain. Average hourly earnings and year-on-year wage increase are higher than anticipated. US 10-year Treasury note yield rises, reducing the likelihood of a Marc...