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Not sure what index tracks environmental or ethical companies. An SP500, Dow or Nasdaq is pretty straightforward and more importantly self correcting, which is why it works.There’s more to it than that.
Look at the holdings of the index funds first. So important.
My wife’s employer automatically enrolls her and some sort of socially and environmentally ethical companies index fund. Puke.
Mine has top holdings in the FANG stocks and meme stocks. Idiotic.
TheIf you could freestyle on that bought out bit that'd be swell. The powers-that-be at my employer are all mid-60s plus, have enough loot, and mostly have grandkids. The intention has always been to sell, but now the clock is ticking extra hard.
Standard and Poors has such an index.Not sure what index tracks environmental or ethical companies. An SP500, Dow or Nasdaq is pretty straightforward and more importantly self correcting, which is why it works.
ARTKX | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE INVESTOR |
HEMZX | VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPS A |
JGMRX | JANUS HENDERSON TRITON R |
LCEIX | INVESCO DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND INVESTOR |
MINGX | MFS INTERNATIONAL INTRINSIC VALUE R3 |
NICSX | NICHOLAS |
PEMGX | PRINCIPAL MIDCAP A |
WCEYX | DELAWARE IVY CORE EQUITY FUND CLASS Y |
SMGIX | COLUMBIA CONTRARIAN CORE FD CL INST |
VBIRX | VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX ADM |
VBMPX | VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET IDX INSTLPLS |
VEMIX | VANGUARD EMERGING MKTS STOCK IDX INSTL |
VEMPX | VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX INSTLPLUS |
VFFVX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2055 FUND |
VFIFX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND |
VFORX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND |
VFTAX | VANGUARD FTSE SOCIAL INDEX ADMIRAL |
VGSNX | VANGUARD REAL ESTATE INDEX INSTITUTIONAL |
VIGIX | VANGUARD GROWTH INDEX INSTITUTIONAL |
VIIIX | VANGUARD INST INDEX INSTL PLUS |
VIPIX | VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED SECS I |
VLXVX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2065 FUND |
VMIAX | VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX ADMIRAL |
VMVAX | VANGUARD MID-CAP VALUE INDEX ADMIRAL |
VSIAX | VANGUARD SMALL CAP VALUE INDEX ADMIRAL |
VSMAX | VANGUARD SMALL CAP INDEX ADM |
VTABX | VANGUARD TOTAL INTL BD IDX ADMIRAL |
VTAPX | VANGUARD SHRT-TERM INFL-PROT SEC IDX ADM |
VTHRX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND |
VTINX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND |
VTIVX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2045 FUND |
VTPSX | VANGUARD TOTAL INTL STOCK IDX INSTLPLS |
VTTHX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND |
VTTSX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2060 FUND |
VTTVX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND |
VTWNX | VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND |
VVIAX | VANGUARD VALUE INDEX ADM |
VWIAX | VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME ADMIRAL |
Most of the 2-3 dozen that employers offer are hot garbage but even then will likely perform better over time than most alternatives. Same goes for target date. I stick to SP index, a small cap tech and maybe one other and try to make sure there is not overlap.Standard and Poors has such an index.
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S&P 500 Environmental & Socially Responsible Index | S&P Dow Jones Indices
The S&P 500® Environmental & Socially Responsible Index is designed to measure the performance of securities from the S&P 500 that meet environmental and social sustainabilitywww.spglobal.com
NASDAQ is tech-heavy, DJIA the weighting thing is LOL even if the Dogs do well.
I find it a little odd-sounding that casa moogsies says this component of wife's compensation is auto-deposited into virtue signaling fund on the whim of employer or investment service provider. But what he may well be talking about is his wife's employee benefits package has a "socially responsible" ETF among the options and it auto-buys? I like the option but auto all egg one basketing is grounds for executing the Czar's family on comrade mugrienta's behalf.
For example, my HSA options appear to have been completely commandeered by Vanguard. My socially responsible option?
VFTAX - VANGUARD FTSE SOCIAL INDEX ADMIRAL
Vanguard Mutual Fund Profile | Vanguard
investor.vanguard.com
It has 480 something individual stocks. LuLuLemon. Visa. Hershey. Hilton. News Corp. Nike. AT&T. Basically, not some miners and petro outfits? And maybe it's the London listings because it's FTSE?
My HSA just gets put into the account for me to do whatever I want with, minus the baseline cash on hand requirement whatever that is like $2-3K.
The top ones are ones I've had forever and can't buy more of. The list of Vanguards is my current options.
ARTKX ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE INVESTOR HEMZX VIRTUS VONTOBEL EMERGING MARKETS OPPS A JGMRX JANUS HENDERSON TRITON R LCEIX INVESCO DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND INVESTOR MINGX MFS INTERNATIONAL INTRINSIC VALUE R3 NICSX NICHOLAS PEMGX PRINCIPAL MIDCAP A WCEYX DELAWARE IVY CORE EQUITY FUND CLASS Y SMGIX COLUMBIA CONTRARIAN CORE FD CL INST VBIRX VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX ADM VBMPX VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET IDX INSTLPLS VEMIX VANGUARD EMERGING MKTS STOCK IDX INSTL VEMPX VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX INSTLPLUS VFFVX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2055 FUND VFIFX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND VFORX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND VFTAX VANGUARD FTSE SOCIAL INDEX ADMIRAL VGSNX VANGUARD REAL ESTATE INDEX INSTITUTIONAL VIGIX VANGUARD GROWTH INDEX INSTITUTIONAL VIIIX VANGUARD INST INDEX INSTL PLUS VIPIX VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED SECS I VLXVX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2065 FUND VMIAX VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX ADMIRAL VMVAX VANGUARD MID-CAP VALUE INDEX ADMIRAL VSIAX VANGUARD SMALL CAP VALUE INDEX ADMIRAL VSMAX VANGUARD SMALL CAP INDEX ADM VTABX VANGUARD TOTAL INTL BD IDX ADMIRAL VTAPX VANGUARD SHRT-TERM INFL-PROT SEC IDX ADM VTHRX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND VTINX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND VTIVX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2045 FUND VTPSX VANGUARD TOTAL INTL STOCK IDX INSTLPLS VTTHX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND VTTSX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2060 FUND VTTVX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND VTWNX VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND VVIAX VANGUARD VALUE INDEX ADM VWIAX VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME ADMIRAL
There's nothing weird about it.I find it a little odd-sounding that casa moogsies says this component of wife's compensation is auto-deposited into virtue signaling fund on the whim of employer or investment service provider. But what he may well be talking about is his wife's employee benefits package has a "socially responsible" ETF among the options and it auto-buys? I like the option but auto all egg one basketing is grounds for executing the Czar's family on comrade mugrienta's behalf.
Yup, my m.o. in this environment is to go as broad and wide and solid as possible. i did well with all the Vanguard/Blackrock stuff that my employer offered over the last 15 years, but i also did well with Schwab's SWLSX, SWLGX, & SWTSX on the side and have continued to DCA into each one of those, twice each month for the past two years, in spite of getting pounded on some individual tech stocks over the same time period. if those funds don't turn the corner on the current downturn, nothing else will either. i can waitNot sure what index tracks environmental or ethical companies. An SP500, Dow or Nasdaq is pretty straightforward and more importantly self correcting, which is why it works.
When I think Index fund, I default to the main indexes and that is the context where most people speak of them. Not whatever nonsense that Mrs Moogsies blue haired fund manager is pushing her into.
Over the past year that index has underperformed the S&P 500 overall by a couple of percentage points. Not a lot to be sure but over time it adds up.Standard and Poors has such an index.
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S&P 500 Environmental & Socially Responsible Index | S&P Dow Jones Indices
The S&P 500® Environmental & Socially Responsible Index is designed to measure the performance of securities from the S&P 500 that meet environmental and social sustainabilitywww.spglobal.com
It predictably does since it avoids fossil fuel stocks, heavy weapons manufactuers, tobacco, gun companies, etc. Which all tend to do well during times like this.Over the past year that index has underperformed the S&P 500 overall by a couple of percentage points. Not a lot to be sure but over time it adds up.
All the fun ones sure. Noooooo, of COURSE I can’t own shares in a machine gun company. First they come for your guns, then the Karen managing your retirement portfolio sells your machine gun stonk and invests the proceeds in XylemIt predictably does since it avoids fossil fuel stocks, heavy weapons manufactuers, tobacco, gun companies, etc. Which all tend to do well during times like this.
Article today stating people are bailing out of ESG funds.It predictably does since it avoids fossil fuel stocks, heavy weapons manufactuers, tobacco, gun companies, etc. Which all tend to do well during times like this.
ODFL (Old Dominion Freight Lines) popped on a nice ER today - hopefully that bodes well for YELL as well.I’m buying another couple Thousand shares Monday
He's been "dovish" the whole time IMHO. Remains to be seen if the decline continues. Sounded to me like it had a ton to do with gas and little to do with other influences and gas is volatile.Uncle Jerome sounded pretty dovish... not admittedly dovish but you could see it.
behold, the power of PowellUncle Jerome sounded pretty dovish... not admittedly dovish but you could see it.
He's been "dovish" the whole time IMHO. Remains to be seen if the decline continues. Sounded to me like it had a ton to do with gas and little to do with other influences and gas is volatile.
This should have come as no surprise to anyone reading crazy Casa's posts over the past year or so.Uncle Jerome sounded pretty dovish... not admittedly dovish but you could see it.
This came as no surprise to anyone following markets, never mind any convenient alignment with midwitted conspiracies.This should have come as no surprise to anyone reading crazy Casa's posts over the past year or so.
Powell will choose inflation over political controversy and let Congress handle the price controls.
Fed will pivot to avoid recession and inflation will run.This came as no surprise to anyone following markets, never mind any convenient alignment with midwitted conspiracies.
Inflation trending down, FED continuing to raise rates, but slowing rate of increase. Simple.