Weekly Brief
A collection of 170 posts
From Middle East Tensions to Vanguard’s Big Reorg
Don’t trade headlines | Vanguard to split stock index team | Portfolio Managers reassigned ahead of split | Reporting stale prices
When Headlines Mislead and Managers Move
Calm in the face of conflict | More on dual mutual fund–ETF share classes | Lazard fired from International Value | Jennison’s McCarragher plans her retirement
Steady Numbers, Cloudy Outlook and a New ETF
Unemployment and inflation hold steady | Multi-Sector Income ETF begins trading | Another tech glitch
Global Gains, Local Shifts
Diversification pays off | Trade slows| Four funds join Investor Choice | Emerging Markets ex-China ETF proposed| Multi-Sector Income gets a new benchmark | Frontier’s Bill Teichner to step away from Explorer Value
Watching Spreads, Not Headlines
Don’t trade headlines | Do junk bonds reflect recession?
Moody’s Moves, Muni ETFs Launch, and a Rejected Settlement
Moody’s downgrades U.S. debt | A budget bill works its way through Congress | Vanguard launches two muni bond ETFs | Target Retirement settlement gets rejected