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Broadcom

Eli Lilly

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI tracks a cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equities market, encompassing the entire market-cap spectrum.

The fund seeks to track a market-cap-weighted portfolio that provides total market exposure to the US equity space.

The VTI is a widely-diversified ETF that has underperformed its long-term averages in 2022, given its sizeable exposure to tech and consumer discretionary stocks. However, we believe the VTI likely bottomed in June, with the current pullback corroborating its June lows.

VTI: Spooked By The Fed And Recession Fears For Long-Term Investors To Capitalize

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Invesco QQQ

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Q2 2022 Operating Earnings calculated by S&P Global (SPGI) for the S&P 500 dropped from record highs in 1Q22. Q2 2022 Operating Earnings are now lower than Core Earnings for the first time since 3Q20.

Operating Earnings Fall In Q2 2022, Now Understate Core Earnings

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF

SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF

Strategies seek to ease anxieties in uncertain times.

Low Volatility ETFs: Smooth Ride Amid Gyrating Markets?

Over the past fifteen years, the government debt scene has changed substantially as the government pushed to recover from the Great Recession and the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking at the statistics, one can see substantial changes in the financial relationships that have changed the whole landscape and have altered how investors manage their portfolios.

The Government Debt Scene

The trailing PEBV ratio for the S&P 500 as of 8/12/22 is largely unchanged from 9/30/21. The trailing PEBV ratio compares the S&P 500's expected future profits (as reflected in its price) to its economic book value.

S&P 500 And Sectors: Price-To-Economic Book Value Holds Steady In Q2 2022

The value of the U.S. dollar is benefitting from the efforts the Federal Reserve is making to tighten up on monetary policy so as to fight inflation. But, the U.S. dollar also seems to be getting stronger because international investors have been investing in the intellectual capital being created in the United States.

Foundation Of A Stronger Economy: Investing In Intellectual Capital

Bank of Montreal

You may be familiar with the assertion that "retirement is a number, not an age." But what is that number -- and how much is enough?

How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust

VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF 

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

United States Oil Fund LP

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF

US trading resumes tomorrow after a long Labor Day weekend, with the backdrop of risk-off sentiment dominating recent activity in the major asset classes. US stocks (VTI) posted a relatively middling loss, shedding 3.7% last month.

Major Asset Classes: August 2022 Performance Review

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

In the month of August, bond ETFs gained maximum assets.

ETF Asset Report of August 2022: Bonds Win

Fidelity National Financial

Charles Schwab

When markets turn rocky, as they have this year, investing with a trusted ETF/fund firm, online broker or wealth manager pays big dividends.

Most Trusted In Investing: Vanguard Earns Top Slot In Two Categories

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Find your wealth by investing in a diversified portfolio consistently over time.

Ready to Get Rich With Stocks? You Can't Go Wrong With These 3 Investments

My followers know I believe in constructing a well-diversified portfolio built for the long term and holding it throughout the market's various cycles. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is an excellent choice to allocate some capital within a well-diversified portfolio.

VTI: Diversify Your Portfolio Through Vanguard's Total Stock Market ETF

The VTI is likely to underperform inflation over the next decade leaving holders no better off in real terms by the year 2032. Historically, investors who bought U.S. stocks at similar PE valuations as the VTI currently could expect to see long-term real returns of around 2-3% annually.

VTI: Passive Investors Face A Lost Decade

Vanguard Value ETF

While its active mutual funds saw $54 billion in outflows in the first half, ETFs remained a bright spot in the issuer's lineup.

ETF Inflows Boost Vanguard's Chances to Overtake BlackRock

Inflation has been stubborn in the United States for the past year. Still, some ETF areas have garnered massive assets.

Asset Generating ETFs in Last One Year of Inflationary Pressure

Most long-term investors will do well by keeping it simple.

Why This ETF Is My No. 1 Recommendation for New Investors

Your Health Savings Account isn't just for saving -- it's also for investing. So make sure you put your idle cash to good use.

Don't Keep Your HSA Balance in Cash -- Put It to Work Instead

It seems widely appreciated how a handful of well-known stocks led the strong returns of US total market index funds in recent years. It seems less well appreciated how well a small handful of these stocks with the strongest "brand value" and "brand momentum" can perform versus a portfolio diversified across obscure names.

VTI: How 'Brand Value' Stocks Make And Beat Broad Benchmarks

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Dimensional US Small Cap ETF

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF 

Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF

Davis Select Worldwide ETF

These ETFs have been outperforming recently, but there are caveats for investors to keep in mind.

Active Management A Mixed Bag For ETFs

I compare VTI which is a total market fund to VOO which is an S&P 500 index fund. VTI has slightly underperformed VOO over the long term while declining a bit further than VOO over the past year and YTD periods.

VTI: The Devil Is In The Details And S&P 500 Funds Have An Edge On Total Market Funds

For many people, larger indexed funds such as the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) are probably interchangeable. However, I will highlight a few differences and explain why they made me choose VTI over SPY as a core holding in our accounts.

VTI Vs. SPY: What's Different And Why We Care

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

Guru Favorite Stocks ETF

iShares Gold Trust

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

With a volatile market, inflation and more than a little anxiety over the possibility of recession, interest in the All-Weather Portfolio originated by Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) is up.

Will an All-Weather Asset Plan Keep You Safe?

McDonald's

Starbucks

As the old saying goes, "a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."

New to Investing? These 3 Picks Are Worth Buying

VTI continues to be one of the best total market funds available. VTI is in a correction phase which may last a while, but it is reasonable to accumulate total market exposure at these levels.

VTI: Risk/Reward Appears Reasonable Again

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Wall Street delivered an awful performance in June. Against this backdrop, below we highlight a few ETF areas that attracted immense asset base.

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