Let's take a look at one kind of bond compared to another. Instead of the difference between the earnings of stocks and the interest rate (the way bond investors get paid) of treasury bonds, let's take a look at the difference between corporate bonds and treasuries.

Markets are future-oriented. That is to say that investors make buying decisions in light of expectations. One buys if one expects the investment to go up in value in the future. One sells if one expects the opposite. We've found two market indicators that are particularly good at capturing expectations of U.S. growth and one which is particularly good at forecasting global growth.

As of January 31^st, 2020, VCUSX was underweight JPMorgan Chase & Co compared to a cap-weighted approach. VCUSX has had a 0% weighting in JPMorgan since at least January 31^st of 2016.

Should roughly 1/10^th of your international investment be in a country that represents only 2% of global GDP?