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When you're just starting to invest, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of options. Instead of rushing in and buying something you don't understand, purchasing an exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an excellent first move. ETFs are similar to mutual funds, except they trade like a stock....
Summary Markets are agog over declining inflation. This reaction seems exaggerated and not supported by the facts. Fed actions are clouded in the mystery of decisions made by a committee. The Fed needs to assert itself and take the heat for bringing down inflation instead of fee...
Summary The Federal Reserve continues to reduce the size of its securities portfolio and to oversee the reduction in commercial bank excess reserves. Through the first ten months of monetary tightening, the Fed has, on average, reduced its securities portfolio by about $48 billion per m...
Summary The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) are among the largest ETFs to invest passively in the US equity market. For the longest common period since 2004, ITOT underperformed VTI by about 20%-points or slightly more th...
Summary Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 3.5 percentage points to 24.0%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, fell 1.5 percentage points to 36.0%. Bearish...
Summary December 2022 inflation moderated as markets expected. Food prices still rose, offset greatly by falling gasoline prices. Federal Reserve interest rate hike amount discussed. Last week, markets sent the S&P 500 (SP500) up by around 2.2% in response to the non...
Summary US Large Cap stocks are still in a short-term downtrend but the long-term uptrend is intact. International Large Cap stocks are in a short-term uptrend versus US Large Cap. The trend has been driven by the falling dollar. US Large Cap value is in a short-term uptrend versus ...
Summary The reflation trend appears to be peaking, based on the ratio for an inflation-indexed Treasuries ETF vs. nominal Treasuries. Within the US equities market, risk-off continues to show strong persistence in terms of the broad market vs. low-volatility stocks. US value stocks ...
Summary Earnings season is upon us, and given the uncertainty that exists in the world, earnings for 2023 are not expected to be that good. Corporate profits could fall by as much as 10 percent in the year. The recession is coming, but how deep will it be and how long will it last i...
Summary The leaders of the Federal Reserve continue to take a tough stance when it comes to current monetary policy, but the investment community does not seem to buy the story. One reason has to do with the number of changes the Federal Reserve has made to its operating policy over the...
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2024-07-18 07:15:00 ET Investing in stocks can be challenging, especially when it comes to selecting individual companies. The process requires extensive research, constant monitoring, and carries substantial risk. For those seeking a simpler approach, Vanguard offers a compelling solut...
2024-06-16 13:30:00 ET Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) blasted to all-time highs on Wednesday. Apple is up over 14% in the last month -- the recent rally primarily fueled by a positive response to its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple is inte...
2024-06-03 23:06:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...