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: Jaw-dropping Stats About Social Security
Peter (11-18-2018) wrote: The $50 billion ACA tax credit costs are paid via student loan profits. The US gov't earns $50 billion plus annual in student loan profits. > Let's not also forget that there was a Democrat majority in both chambers for the first two years of his administration and all we... Read More »
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Re: OT: Which political party is finacially responsible?
jsarnow (11-18-2018) wrote: StevefromNorthernMexico, 'sounds to me like you all (probably didn't say that right, did I?) are taking care of yourself really well. John Read More »
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Re: OT: Which political party is finacially responsible?
StevenFromTexas (11-18-2018) wrote: We sure do have a problem getting most any Democrat to come up with real SPENDING reductions . . . except for the all-evil military part. Tax deductions and tax credits at the personal level need to be removed. No standard deduction for anyone. The tax rate brackets can... 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% |