Jeff DeMaso
461 posts
Di-Worse-ified Equity
Is anything as painful as a bad mutual fund that compounds its mediocrity by paying out large capital gains distributions? Vanguard released its final estimates for the capital gains it expects its funds to pay this month, and one of the biggest is coming from one of Vanguard’s worst
Get It While It’s Hot, Or Not
Public Service Announcement: PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth has reopened.
Recession Fears Replace Inflation Worries
Inflation check-in | Signs of a recession | Capital Gain season | Vanguard service woes
How Clear Is Vanguard’s Crystal Ball?
Vanguard’s annual economic and market outlook has just been published and will no doubt garner some interest in part because it runs to almost 60 pages—long enough to suggest that it must be right. But quantity doesn’t always equal quality or accuracy! So, if you’re going
Climate Confusion
In yesterday’s Weekly Brief, I told you that pressure from state attorneys general over Vanguard’s involvement in groups like Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) might put their ability to run their index funds at risk. Well, Vanguard caved to the political pressure. On Wednesday they exited the emission-reduction
No One Wins All the Time, But Some Still Win Over Time
Disagreeing with S&P's Persistence Scorecard | Vanguard, utility stocks and FERC | Are regional ESG ETFs on the way?