VYMI News and Press, Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF From 06/18/22

The market declines in June have been breathtaking, with all 3 major U.S. averages declining to the tune of between 19 - 33%. At the same time, the decline has not been limited to the U.S. Foreign markets, in many cases, have declined just as much, if not even more. Dividend inves...

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) - $1.1166. Payable Jun 24; for shareholders of record Jun 22; ex-div Jun 21. For further details see: Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF declares quarterly distribution of $1.1166

VYMI does not have a high yield, which makes it more vulnerable to investors seeking substitutes in a rising interest rate environment. VYMI is focused on tracking a broad international dividend index, rather than on outperformance; VYMI underperformed other major dividend funds. ...

Stocks had a ripsnorter of a rally last week and a lot of people are pondering the question in the title over this long weekend. Sentiment is certainly negative right now by several measures. Sentiment surveys (AAII, Investor’s Intelligence, etc.) are universally negative becau...

SDIV is extremely cheap from an absolute perspective if we look at fundamental ratios only. The fund trades at only 4x earnings and has an 11% dividend yield. However, we are now at a tipping point for global economic growth and I believe the dividend trap risk is more significant tod...

Undervalued industries, regions, and equity market segments, offer investors the potential for strong, market-beating returns. There are ETFs tracking most of these. An overview of these follows. For further details see: Most Undervalued Asset Classes, Equity Industries,...

Stock markets fell in the first quarter as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine destabilized the growth outlook, amplified concerns about rising interest rates and unleashed geopolitical risks. While the conflict has created many uncertainties, we believe the impact of persistent infla...

According to a recent report released by the OECD, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if prolonged, could knock 1.1 percentage points off the global GDP for 2021, while increasing global inflation by 2.5 percentage points over an already lofty inflation level. The damage won’t be...

There are multiple ways to go about dividend growth investing, but all of them have in common the goal of creating a growing income stream from one's portfolio. How does one measure the success of creating a growing income stream? It is more complicated than you might assume. Thou...

Growing your capital while having enough money to live is the holy grail of financial independence. Income taxes and money printing makes this job nearly impossible if you don't have specialized knowledge. What the classic 60/40 portfolio will get you after taxes and inflation (no...