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Investors' dreaded enemy — inflation — is already hovering around 3.4%. That's the highest level in years. What's the solution?
Two events before September could reshape VOO’s next quarter
Tired of collecting the S&P 500's paltry 0.9% dividend? Prepare to take your money overseas. The rising weight of low-yielding tech giants in the S&P 500 — and rising stock prices — are pushing the index's yield lower.
<p>Small-caps lagged their large-cap peers for over a decade in an environment dominated by the Fed put, failing to manifest any long lasting outperformance. With so much now changed, can small-cap performance this year manage to establish a longer-term trend or will it too prove to just be a temporary rotation? Find out what the industry experts think in this episode of<em> ETF Zoo</em>. </p>
Many S&P 500 investors don't pay much attention to the number of letters in their stocks' symbols. But maybe they should.
S&P 500 investors can't decide if they should be bullish or playing it safe. But corporate profit guidance for next year can provide a clue.
Vanguard's own 10-year forecast for U.S. stocks is 4.2% to 6.2% a year. The record behind numbers like that is worth seeing whole.
Investors have braced for the second-quarter earnings for months — hoping for signs of how the S&P 500 is absorbing inflation. So far the answer is — very well.
Volatility in the stock market and the Magnificent Seven dominate the headlines. Investors are repositioning toward more value-based funds.
Cracks in the AI trade in July prompted a risk-off move in the stock market. That dragged down growth-oriented mutual funds and sector funds heavily tied to the emerging technology.
Just like that, cash flow matters to S&P 500 investors. And it's becoming very apparent. Shares of the nine S&P 500 stocks expected to post the most free cash flow this year, like Micron and Chevron, are smashing the rest of the market.
July wound up as the second-straight down month of the year for most S&P 500 investors. But some stocks rallied anyway.
Tech stocks struggled in July. Will the volatility around the AI trade continue in August?
Building a portfolio meant to outlast market cycles, recessions, and your own impulses requires making very deliberate choices about which exposures belong together and why each one earns its slot over 30 years.
Investors can debate if S&P 500 CEOs deserve their sky-high pay packages. But not all CEOs get such princely sums.
The paycheck stopped, the 401(k) balance sits there, and now you need it to last three decades without a single mistake. Here is how four ETFs can replace your salary, cushion every market crash, and still grow faster than inflation.
A closer look at brokerage holdings reveals how the S&P 500’s composition has shifted considerably. The index once seen as a broad measure of American markets now carries a heavier technology weighting than at any point in the past two decades. Technology stocks made up close to 40% of the ...
The Treasury just picked one fund to hold every newborn's federally seeded investment account, but whether that same fund deserves a spot in your portfolio depends on a concentration risk buried inside those 500 stocks that almost nobody selling it will tell you about.
Talk about the inescapable force of gravity. Shares of Elon Musk's Space Exploration have fallen to nearly their IPO price.
July is shaping up as a pivotal month for index investors. The S&P 500 has cooled a bit, with Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) down 1.36% since its year-to-date high on June 2 as the 10-year Treasury yield has eased to 4% and the VIX has settled at 17.65. With the Fed funds rate parked ... 4 Brilliant Vanguard ETFs to Buy in July
It was only a matter of time. Eventually someone would want a piece of $488 billion-in-assets Invesco QQQ Trust ETF.
Some S&P 500 companies' second-quarter earnings grew so fast — even analysts are having trouble keeping up.
In the space exploration business, money is easy come, easy go. And that's something Space Exploration IPO investors learned the hard way.
Don't assume some rising S&P 500 stock have gotten away from you. Analysts are unanimously supporting a few of them.
<p>SpaceX’s IPO smashed records, as investors clamored to gain access, pouring in billions to any kind of SpaceX exposure they could get their hands on. One ETF benefited for a couple hours, having changed its entire mandate overnight to capture the hype, before being halted. Tune into this episode of <em>ETF Zoo</em> for the scoop and the precedent it may set for ETFs looking ahead. </p>
With the U.S. approaching its 250th birthday — it's time to toast the nation's history. But don't assume age and S&P 500 gains coincide.