Vanguard’s Own Research Says International Stocks Will Beat the US for the Next Decade. Here Is How to Position.
Quick Read VXUS offers full global diversification outside the U.S. It covers both developed and emerging markets at a rock-bottom cost. VYMI adds income with a value tilt. Higher yield and lower valuations make it appealing for income-foc…
The 3 ETFs Beating the Market in 2026 Have Almost Nothing in Common With the S&P 500
Quick Read RSP reduces concentration risk. Equal weighting spreads exposure more evenly across sectors and companies but may limit long-term upside. NLR offers a diversified nuclear play. It goes beyond uranium miners to include utilities…
The One International ETF Most Retirement Portfolios Are Missing Right Now
Quick Read Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) tracks over 8,000 foreign stocks across developed and emerging markets with a 2.86% yield and 5 basis point expense ratio, while outperforming the U.S. market by 4.2% year to date an…
The Great Rotation Has Started—and Maybe Ended. What to Do Next.
Suddenly, tech stocks are struggling and a variety of out-of-favor sectors--value, small-caps, overseas, dividends, manufacturing—are hot. Why trying to do everything at once is so difficult. Continue Reading
FAMILY STOCK / Shutterstock.com As the calendar turns to 2026, the investment landscape has a different feel than it did just a few years ago. Among the different reasons is a heightened level of volatility that has helped define 2025 and…
Courtesy of The Vanguard Group Vanguard remains one of the top exchange traded fund (ETF) providers in the market. Founded in 1975 by John Bogle, who is ultimately credited with founding the exchange traded fund (ETF). In addition to provi…
Retirees Are Loading up on These 3 Defensive Dividend Giants
24/7 Wall St. Quick Read At the very top of any retiree’s defensive dividend list should be the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF, thanks to its strong returns and consistent payouts. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF adds another la…
Worried About an AI Bubble? Look to Surging International Stocks
U.S. stocks continue to climb the wall of worry and post new records. The S&P 500 Index (SPY) is now up more than 17% year to date and is on track to achieve double-digit returns for the third consecutive year. International stocks have do…
Photo by Antoine Schibler via Unsplash ETFs are booming in the US, but that doesn’t mean investors are keeping their investments stateside. International equity ETFs that invest in publicly traded companies have surged this year, posting r…
The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF rose Friday and is on track to close at a record. The fund , which tracks a FTSE index of world stocks that excludes U.S. shares, is up more than 15% for the year, compared with the S&P 500's 2.1%…
Kevin O’Leary says ‘you’re actually losing money’ in a bank account — do this simple thing with your hard-earned cash instead
Kevin O’Leary says ‘you’re actually losing money’ in a bank account — do this simple thing with your hard-earned cash instead Despite the Federal Reserve's increasingly hawkish stance, inflation continues to be a problem. In March, U.S. co…
Three-Fund Portfolios Can Cut Risk, Taxes, and Costs for Investors. Here’s How to Build One.
Retirement savers looking for simplicity, and less volatility, should consider the less-is-more strategy. Many in the Bogleheads investor community dig it.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a mantra that worked surprisingly well for investors for a very long time. After all, we headed into 2020 with a long, robust bull market and a humming economy. Then things got fractured. COVID-19 got m…
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a mantra that worked surprisingly well for investors for a very long time. After all, we headed into 2020 with a long, robust bull market and a humming economy. Then things got fractured. COVID-19 got m…
Weekly Asset Class Fund Flows Investors often reallocate money in between asset classes, whether to manage risk or simply to rebalance. This is our weekly snapshot of where ETF investors are putting their money. This past week was solid go…
Weekly Asset Class Fund Flows Investors often reallocate money in between asset classes, whether to manage risk or simply to rebalance. This is our weekly snapshot of where ETF investors are putting their money. This past week was solid go…
Investing in foreign stocks may not be as precarious as walking a tightrope, but lately, it hasn't been a cakewalk, either. For more than a decade, international shares have trailed U.S. stocks. Then came the pandemic sell-off. From peak t…