Vanguard's VOOG and VONG ETFs Offer Distinct Paths to Growth
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF both offer low-cost access to large-cap U.S. growth stocks, but differ on diversification and subtle sector tilts.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG +0.41%) and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG +0.30%) each aim to capture the performance of leading U.S.
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Read MoreMarkets Tumble After Fed Lowers Interest Rates—But Powell Won’t Promise Another Cut
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to lower interest rates for the second straight month, but the broader market reacted negatively after Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested an additional cut may not come later this year.
Some policymakers have expressed caution about lowering rates further,
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Read MoreThe Stock Market May Do Something Shocking in 2026, According to Wall Street Analysts
Wall Street analysts says the S&P 500 could rise or fall as much 30% in 2026.
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has added 17% this year despite crashing after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs in early April. That puts the benchmark index on course for its third consecutive year of double-digit gains.
Stocks Close Out Strong Month With Solid Amazon Earnings: Stock Market Today
Stocks opened higher Friday as Amazon.com’s (AMZN) impressive results helped ease concerns that big spending on artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t bearing fruit. Today’s gains had all three main indexes closing out the historically volatile month of October with impressive returns.
At the close, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.09% at 47,562,
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Champion Trader vs Cathie Wood: Who Wins?
A battle between a great trader and a prominent money manager has taken place in recent years. Mark Minervini, 2x US trading champion, has taken shots at billion dollar money manager, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest.
His primary critique appears to be based in a rule that he has observed over time. A stock that has fallen 80% can decline by another 50%.
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2 Billionaires Buy This Former Out-Of-Favor Bank, Why?
As recently as 2020, few analysts could have predicted that Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire who used to manage Quantum Fund with George Soros, would invest in Citigroup, a multinational banking company with a reputation for mismanaging funds and contributing to the Great Recession.
Despite those facts, Druckenmiller’s firm, Duquesne Family Office, bought more than 327,000 shares in Citigroup last quarter.
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Spotlight: Is Tesla a Massive Buy After Ford Revealed The Dirty Secret?
“Tesla is just a car company. It trades at a premium to other car manufacturers. The valuation is crazy” – that was the refrain from Tesla bears for years. And without doing a deep dive into Tesla, it seemed reasonable. After all, a car is a car. Analyze the number of units sold…