Sydnee Gatewood

Sep 24, 2024 | gurufocus.com | Sydnee Gatewood

The Federal Reserve's target for short-term interest rates essentially sets the minimum level of borrowing costs in the United States. On September 18, the Fed reduced its interest rate target for the first time in more than four years. The 0.5 percentage point reduction made the Fed's new target a range of 4.75%–5.00%. Watch video here. Joe Davis: It felt like a long time coming, right, Chris? We're talking about a Federal Reserve that's begun an easing process.

Sep 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Sydnee Gatewood

From the Bible to Aesop's Fables to modern portfolio theory (MPT), the concept of diversificationnot putting all your eggs in one basketas a means of reducing risk has been around for more than 3,000 years. But investors and the financial advice industry often focus solely on diversification across asset classes within a portfolio.

Sep 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Sydnee Gatewood

Implementing an investment strategy is often presented as a choice based on whether a fund is labeled active or index. Those labels are important, as they convey pertinent information about funds. However, I believe it's more important that investors consider the characteristics behind those labels. Doing so can strengthen investors' conviction about why they might include active and index funds in their investment plan and can increase their chances of success.

Sep 20, 2024 | gurufocus.com | Sydnee Gatewood

Wellington portfolio managers Halsey Morris and Anna Lundén co-manage Vanguard International Core Fund, an all-cap, ex-U.S. equity fund that marks its five-year anniversary in October. In this conversation, they discuss the recent retirement of co-portfolio manager Kenny Abrams, headwinds and tailwinds to the portfolio, and how their multidisciplinary investment approach has fared in the face of multiple “black swan” events. Tell us about the transition from portfolio manager Kenny Abrams.

Sep 20, 2024 | gurufocus.com | Sydnee Gatewood

A year and a half into this historic rate hike cycle, we mark the point where the Federal Reserve Board is finally catching its breath after an exhausting fight against inflation. The risk of a weakening labor market now takes precedence over inflation, which has thankfully been cooling. In other words, the Fed believes it has enough leeway on inflation to shift its focus toward preventing the job market from sliding into more dangerous territory.