U.S. equity outperformance in recent years has led many investors to question whether they need any international stock exposure at all? A careful examination suggests that a U.S.-centric investment approach misses out on key portfolio benefits.
Many investors with a diversified portfolio of stocks own a healthy dose of health care stocks. Is the recent health care stock pain more acute than chronic?
A dog walk is a useful analogy for how the economy (Main Street) is performing and why stocks (Wall Street) are reacting in the way they do.
Are you recession ready? Because one is coming...eventually. It’s very difficult to know when the next recession will emerge and the thought of preparing your portfolio for the next economic swoon can be daunting for many. However, there are tools to help investors weather the next temporary economic decline.
The father of value investing, Benjamin Graham, famously said, “In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it’s a weighing machine.”
Jack Bogle was the people’s investor and whether you invest with Vanguard or not, we are all better off as investors today and tomorrow because of him.