Nobody Has Looked at the Fund Your 401(k) Picked for You at 25, So Here Are 3 ETFs a Grown-Up Would Choose Instead

Auto-enrollment handed you a default fund at 25 and you never looked back, but the investment your employer chose for you may already be working against your timeline and draining returns you will never recover.

24/7 Wall Street • 10 hours ago

ETF Flows Race Toward Record as Investors Deploy Barbell Strategy Against Macro Risks

It's back-to-school season, and the ETF market is closing out a summer that proved anything but slow. August brought $180 billion in fresh net ETF asset inflows and saw the number of new ETFs coming to market cross 1,000 for the year.

ETF Trends • 20 hours ago

If You Invest $1,000 in the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Right Now, Here's What History Says It Could Be Worth in 20 Years

VTI offers broad market exposure, reducing the risk of individual stock investments. Short-term fluctuations are expected, but that doesn't mean a fund can't come roaring back.

The Motley Fool • Sep 2, 2026

Total Return Forecasts: Major Asset Classes - September 2, 2026

The total return forecast for the Global Market Index continued to tick higher in August for the long-run outlook. The latest GMI return forecast (an annualized 8.1% performance) is modestly above last month's estimate but still far short of the benchmark's trailing return for the past ten years, although the gap has been narrowing lately.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 2, 2026

Where Will VTI Be in 2036? Here's What Decades of History Suggest.

The U.S. stock market has delivered average annual returns of 10% for the past 98 years, despite major crises and crashes along the way. The Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF has delivered a 14.53% annualized return over the past 10 years, doing even better than the long-term stock market average.

The Motley Fool • Sep 1, 2026

Better Total Stock Market ETF: Vanguard's VTI vs. Schwab's SCHB

The Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF and the Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF both feature a low 0.03% expense ratio. The Vanguard fund holds roughly 1,200 more stocks than the Schwab fund, providing deeper exposure to small-cap companies.

The Motley Fool • Sep 1, 2026

ETF Asset Flow of August: S&P 500 Tops

August ETF flows highlighted strong investor demand for S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, short-term Treasury, gold and bitcoin ETFs, while some major funds saw outflows.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 1, 2026

Moving Averages of the Ivy Portfolio and S&P 500: August 2026

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. Key Takeaways The Ivy Portfolio 10-month simple moving average maintained a single cash position with the IEF bond ETF closing below its average.

ETF Trends • Aug 31, 2026

VTI's 0.03% Fee Hides the Real Cost: 3,600 Stocks and Still a Third of Your Money in Ten Companies

VTI's rock-bottom fee gets all the attention, but there's a second cost buried in the fund's structure that most investors never think to check before they buy.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 26, 2026

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX): What Investors Should Know

A 0.04% expense ratio is not a typo. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (NASDAQ:VTSAX) charges 0.04% a year to own effectively the entire U.S.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 25, 2026