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How’s the stock market?
- Thread starter lagunaboy
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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.
The
is indicative of how well (or not) those Stonks have served me.That said, after lots of vetting and lost opportunity cost in the wrong places, for my Roth IRA I like the following ETFs: SOXQ (semiconductor), CIBR (cybersecurity), and QCLN (clean energy/tech). All are well diversified in the big players for their space and the price per unit is low enough to load up on a few of each every paycheck when DCA’ing 1/24th of the allowed amount per year
Other than that I keep most of my 401k vanilla AF
Standard and Poors has such an index.
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 sustainability
www.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
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 |
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.
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 sustainability
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
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.
There's nothing weird about it.
It was the TIAA-CREF Social Choice Low Carbon Equity Fund.
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 wait
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.
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 sustainability
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.
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 Xylem
i weep for the gun toting, sin-stonk investing ways that once made this nation THE beacon of hope in an otherwise dark and depressing world full of tribesmen shooting each other with Atlatls and blow darts
Article today stating people are bailing out of ESG funds.
With all the large caliber ammo the US is giving away, there's gonna be some big orders to refill our stockpile.
Large Caliber Ammunition Market - Forecast & Manufacturers
The Large Caliber Ammunition Market is expected to reach USD 309.96 million in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of 8.25% to reach USD 460.73 million by 2029. General Dynamics Corporation, Rheinmetall AG, BAE Systems PLC, Nexter Group and Northrop Grumman are the major companies operating in this market.
- 6.2 Company Profiles
6.2.1 General Dynamics Corporation- 6.2.2 BAE Systems PLC
- 6.2.3 Rheinmetall AG
- 6.2.4 Nexter group KNDS
- 6.2.5 Northrop Grumman
- 6.2.6 ST Engineering
- 6.2.7 Saab AB
- 6.2.8 Ukroboronprom
- 6.2.9 Denel SOC Ltd
- 6.2.10 Nammo AS
- 6.2.11 Global Ordnance
- 6.2.12 Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG
- 6.2.13 Leonardo SpA
- 6.2.14 Raytheon Technologies Corporation
my take on moral investing in a world full of violence, scams, trillion dollar companies paying little taxes, and the average house containing dozens if not hundreds of products made in China - max your returns to max your retirement comfort and provide help to your kids. No one else is going to do it.
ODFL (Old Dominion Freight Lines) popped on a nice ER today - hopefully that bodes well for YELL as well.
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.
Powell will choose inflation over political controversy and let Congress handle the price controls.
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.