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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Japan's benchmark stock index drops sharply lower after Wall Street tumbles
Indexes fell sharply in Japan Monday morning as automakers felt more pressure following US President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to impose 25% tariffs on auto imports. (AP Video by Mayuko Ono)
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
1 No-Brainer Value Vanguard ETF to Buy Right Now for Less Than $200
Indexes have been soaring in recent quarters, led by growth stocks as investors pile into themes like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. And optimism about an improving economic environment -- with lower interest rates -- ahead also has fueled gains. Strong economies tend to favor growth stocks as these companies can more easily expand in these types of environments. All of this is fantastic, but it's also resulted in some stocks reaching pretty expensive levels. In fact, the S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio, a valuation measure that considers a company's price and earnings over time, illustrates this. It recently passed a level it's only reached twice before in the benchmark's more than 60-year history. This means now is a great time to search for value in the market and add some reasonably priced players to your portfolio. And if you don't have time to sift through the market looking for stocks, I've got an easy and quick way for you to automatically add today's top large-cap value stocks to your portfolio. That's through buying one no-brainer exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard -- and you can do that right now for less than $200. ETFs offer you the opportunity to gain exposure to many stocks according to a particular theme -- such as value in this case, or in other cases industries like biotech or consumer goods. They also allow you to track a particular index, such as the S&P 500. It's very easy to buy an ETF since they trade, just like a stock, daily on the market, so you can pick them up as you would a stock. The one difference to be aware of is ETFs come with management fees as expressed through an expense ratio. You'll want to choose an ETF with a ratio of less than 1% to ensure the fees don't eat unduly into your gains over time. Now, let's consider this value ETF that I think would make a smart addition to your portfolio right now. I'm talking about the Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOV), an asset that tracks roughly 400 value stocks in the S&P 500 Value Index. It mimics the composition of that index and therefore replicates its performance. This ETF has produced steady gains for investors over time, advancing 110% over the past decade. Of course, this may not seem like a lot compared to the explosive triple-digit gains of certain tech stocks -- like Nvidia, for example -- in just one year. But it's important to remember that value stocks may not offer explosive growth fast, but they do offer you a certain level of security and stability over time. Importantly, the Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF's expense ratio is 0.07%, so it fits my investment criteria here. You may be surprised to learn that, today, technology stocks are the most heavily weighted industry in the Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF. Though tech stocks have soared in recent times, many still offer reasonable valuations, making them good fits for the value index and this fund that tracks it. The fund's biggest holdings are industry giants Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. The top 10 holdings also include stocks from a variety of other industries -- from healthcare to financials and oil. Financials and healthcare are the second- and third-most heavily weighted industries, respectively, among the 11 industries represented in the fund. So, buying the fund offers you instant diversification. This is positive as it ensures you're not too exposed to just one area, so if one stock or sector suffers, others may advance and compensate. It's also important to remember that this ETF may evolve to reflect the top value stocks of the times, offering you exposure to these players. And you won't have to lift a finger. All of this means, if you're looking to add a few value stocks to your portfolio, buying shares of the Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF is a no-brainer way to get the job done -- and potentially reap the rewards well into the future. Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you'll want to hear this. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a 'Double Down' stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you're worried you've already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it's too late. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you'd have $348,579!* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you'd have $46,554!* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you'd have $540,990!* Right now, we're issuing 'Double Down' alerts for three incredible companies, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon.*Stock Advisor returns as of February 21, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Adria Cimino has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 1 No-Brainer Value Vanguard ETF to Buy Right Now for Less Than $200 was originally published by The Motley Fool
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
India Programmatic Ad Seller Quality Rankings Q4 2024: Publift Tops Pixalate's Web Seller Trust Index; Google AdExchange No. 1 on Mobile
Pixalate's ratings system ranks sellers based on their direct relationships with premium publishers (sustainability), authorized seller paths via SupplyChain Object (SCO) verification, Invalid Traffic (IVT), market share, and more in 140+ countries; Publift, Freestar, and Seedtag among top-ranked web sellers in India in Q4 2024 London, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate, the market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the Q4 2024 India Seller Trust Index for Web and Mobile to rank programmatic ad sellers across desktop and mobile web and mobile apps. The first-of-its-kind rankings, using SupplyChain Object (SCO) data, offer a comprehensive global view of programmatic ad sellers based on quality across the advertising supply chain, as measured by Pixalate. Pixalate's Seller Trust Indexes feature country-level seller ratings in 140+ countries for 580+ sellers. The rankings are based on an analysis of over 50 billion monthly programmatic advertising impressions from Q4 2024. Top Programmatic Web Ad Sellers in India (Q4 2024) Rank India 1 Publift 2 Freestar 3 Seedtag 4 Google AdExchange 5 Pubgalaxy See more in the Web Seller Trust Index. Top Programmatic Mobile Ad Sellers in India (Q4 2024) Rank India 1 Google AdExchange 2 Algorix 3 Ignitemedia 4 Digital Turbine 5 Adinmo See more in the Mobile Seller Trust Index. Pixalate's Seller Trust Indexes provide a full view of the ad supply chain ecosystem. The Indexes aim to foster economic fairness, encourage competition, and highlight the full range of sellers available to buyers, including each sellers' relative strengths and weaknesses in each country. Explore all of Pixalate's Seller Trust Indexes: Singapore Germany Canada Mexico France Japan China Brazil Spain India USA About Pixalate Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT). content of this press release, and the Seller Trust Indexes (collectively, the "Indexes"), reflect Pixalate's opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. As cited in the Indexes, the ratings and rankings in the Indexes are based on a number of metrics and Pixalate's opinions regarding the relative performance of each seller with respect to the metrics. The data is derived from buy-side, predominantly open auction, programmatic advertising transactions, as measured by Pixalate. The Indexes examine global advertising activity. Any insights shared are grounded in Pixalate's proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources in the Indexes and herein should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees; and neither this press release nor the Indexes are intended to impugn the standing or reputation of any person, entity or app. Per the MRC, ''Fraud' is not intended to represent fraud as defined in various laws, statutes and ordinances or as conventionally used in U.S. Court or other legal proceedings, but rather a custom definition strictly for advertising measurement purposes. Also per the MRC, ''Invalid Traffic' is defined generally as traffic that does not meet certain ad serving quality or completeness criteria, or otherwise does not represent legitimate ad traffic that should be included in measurement counts. Among the reasons why ad traffic may be deemed invalid is it is a result of non-human traffic (spiders, bots, etc.), or activity designed to produce fraudulent traffic.' CONTACT: Nina Talcott ntalcott@ in to access your portfolio
