The Vanguard Group is the largest investment company in the world. The company was founded by John Bogle in 1975, and in 1976 the first index fund was launched - Vanguard 500 Index Fund, one of the largest funds in the world and tied to the S&P 500 Index. Ten years later in 1986, the company offers individual investors the first bond index fund – Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (about.vanguard.com).
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Stock markets are represented by various participants, who differ in the functions they perform and the size of their capital. The biggest players in the stock market are institutional investors. So who are institutional investors? Institutional investors are large credit and financial companies that serve as intermediaries between investors and investment objects. Through the accumulation of investor money, institutional investors earn a certain margin for intermediation and act as brokers, managers, auditors, financial advisors, etc. They participate directly in securities trading and may be represented by banking and brokerage alliances, investment companies.
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International company BlackRock is one of the largest investment companies in the world and the largest in terms of assets under management. As of 2021, the amount of assets under management at BlackRock reached $9 trillion (BlackRock Investor Day 2021).
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Capital goods are defined as products used to manufacture other goods and services (see more here). It is common knowledge that the capital goods new orders indicator is closely related to investments in the economy (see more here). But how do we really use it for forecasting investments? A brief simplified guide is below.
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Because of the problems of the Chinese real estate developer Evergrande world indices were down on September 20.
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Fallen Angels are bonds that were originally rated investment grade, which were then downgraded to below investment grade. This metaphor represents the downgrade of a security from investment grade to high-yield bonds, as such bonds are typically in the high-yield segment, i.e., rated between BB+ and BB-, they differ from lower grade bonds, such as B+ and below, with relatively high credit quality.
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There are significant changes in the statistical link between initial claims and unemployment across the previous decades. In a set of articles I try to give an introductory look at the major unemployment analysis indicators. Definitions are available here, an explanation on these indicators popularity here, and some examples on the practical use here. This piece further explores the nature of the link between initial claims and unemployment.
