The stock market has been turbulent lately due to growing concerns about surging inflation, the possibility of aggressive interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, increasing economic and trade sanctions on Russia, and rising COVID-19 cases. Although impressive corporate earnings could provide some relief, the negatives are not expected to ease anytime soon.
Given this backdrop, it could be wise to bet on value stocks in prominent industries to generate solid returns over the long run. Investors’ interest in value stocks is evident in the Vanguard Value ETF’s (VTV) 4% returns over the past three months versus the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF’s (SPY) marginal returns.
