Two Vanguard Index Funds Recommended by Wall Street Analysts to Outperform the S&P 500 in the Coming Years

Emerging Markets Outlook: Morgan Stanley analysts predict that emerging market equities will return 8.9% annually and Asia-Pacific equities 7.9% over the next seven years, outperforming the expected 6.3% return of the S&P 500.

Vanguard ETFs: The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF and Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF offer exposure to key stocks in China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Australia, and South Korea, with low expense ratios of 0.07%.

Historical Performance: Despite the optimistic forecast for emerging markets, the S&P 500 has significantly outperformed these ETFs over the past seven years, returning 198% compared to 71% for the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF and 77% for the Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF.

Investment Caution: Investors are advised to maintain a larger portion of their portfolios in S&P 500 index funds or U.S. stocks, as Wall Street forecasts can often be inaccurate, and historical trends suggest U.S. stocks have consistently outperformed international equities.