Points Versus Percentages
Consumer prices increased 0.3% in October—the highest monthly rate since January—leading to a 2.5% headline inflation number for the last 12 months. A bounce in energy prices was a factor, and of course with oil now headed south, it should be a factor going the other way in November. At core, taking away the energy and food price components, inflation is running about where it has been, at 2.2%. I think this gives the Fed policymakers plenty of cover for another 25-basis-point interest rate increase at the conclusion of their December 19 meeting. Read More »
Losing Momentum?
To say that momentum went out of the market in October would be a vast understatement, as we watched the new U.S. Momentum Factor ETF fall 10.6%, close to the worst performance among Vanguard funds. How worried should you be about the October almost-correction? Well, correction or not, Jeff and I told you way back in January that, on average, the stock market experiences a 14% decline from a high sometime during the course of the year. That doesn't mean the market ends the year down 14%, nor does it mean that on average markets go down. It's just that downdrafts are perfectly normal. Stay the course. Read More »
Vanguard Investors Can't Trade on Day S&P Drops 3.3%
Today, on a day when the Dow and the S&P 500 index both dropped more than 3%, Vanguard's website failed.
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Re: what a Still Lofty Market Means for IRA Conversions
lil37 (11-20-2018) wrote: Helpful- thank you. Read More »
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Re: Problems with VG site
Manny (11-20-2018) wrote: barrettclr, I encountered an issue with the Vanguard app for Android this afternoon. When trying to put in two separate purchase orders, I kept getting the error message about not having enough funds available for the purchases (which was not correct), and the app froze both times when hitting the... Read More »
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Re: Try this post, no.2 ..If you're worried about retiring at a stock market top: This might help
butwait (11-20-2018) wrote: Note: A good article summarized here in case URL is taken down and unavailable. Dont get caught up in market timing According to a recent survey, running out of money is one of our biggest fears. Maybe this will help put some of those fears at ease, at least for those who have... Read More »
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Model Portfolio Performance
| Models | October | YTD |
| Growth | -8.1% | 0.8% |
| Conservative Growth | -6.4% | 0.9% |
| Income | -5.5% | -0.2% |
| Growth Index | -8.0% | -0.2% |
| The average Vanguard investor |
-5.4% | -1.0% |