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The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Big Change at Vanguard Indexing whiz Gus Sauter passes the baton. Should you care? |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETFs and Falling Fund Fees The pricing pressure from ETFs is good news for index investors. But don't forget the brokerage fees. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Todd Wenning |
The Real Changing of the Vanguard In a somewhat surprising move, mutual fund titan The Vanguard Group announces some reshuffling at the top of its house. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Josie Raney |
Vanguard's Newest Fund A third Primecap fund joins the company's lineup. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
We're Beating the Market. Are You? A Champion Funds performance update. With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
We're Beating the Market. Are You? A Champion Funds performance update. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Funds for Impatient Investors Asset allocation funds typically invest in a mix of stocks and bonds to hopefully lower risk and gain higher returns over time. Research shows that investors tend to hold these mutual funds longer. |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Fund Fight When faced with the question of whether to invest in either (a) index funds or (b) actively managed picks, there's no need to settle for a zero-sum solution. You can invest in both. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Smart Ways to Get Started A volatile market can provide choice investment opportunities. With that in mind, this commentary begins a three-part series on smart moves that brand-spanking-new investors ought to consider, specifically mutual funds, as they test the market's waters. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Look What Financial Innovation Got Us Now As the number of ETFs continues to grow, it seems as though new fund offerings are hitting a point of diminishing returns, not providing enough additional value to justify their cost. |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETF Tip No. 4: Get Smart Why it's smart to own actively and passively managed funds. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2005 Josie Raney |
Three Funds That Pad Your Pocket If you're yearning for yields, these three Vanguard funds are worth checking out. Vanguard Equity Income... Vanguard Wellington... Vanguard Selected Value... |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Fidelity's Finest Funds Here are three top fund picks and one to consider selling. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Index Giant Vanguard Pushes ETFs Vanguard is eager for brokerages to offer its line of exchange traded funds to their customers -- and since they're bought and sold like stocks, brokerages will pocket their usual commission when customers buy or sell them. Is your portfolio, like many, in need of a Viper? |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Win at the ETF Game Make cost one of your primary objectives when shopping for exchange-traded funds or other investments. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. The Vanguard 500 Index a world-class and dirt cheap S&P tracker that provides quick and easy exposure to such household names as Microsoft, General Electric, and IBM -- has notched an annualized gain of 12%. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard Thinks Outside the Box For years, Vanguard has shunned the practice of chasing new investing trends, but as wealthy investors are turning to different asset classes, and as Vanguard faces more intense competition, the firm has begun exploring new avenues. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 Free Vanguard ETFs Make a Winning Portfolio What's the best way for ordinary investors to create a diversified portfolio using solely Vanguard ETFs? Here's one possible lineup. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
10 Core Stocks: A Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Update The fund's success speaks to the importance of having a diversified portfolio that covers all the stops in the market capitalization spectrum. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Josie Raney |
Stocks Fools Love: Fidelity Spartan Total Market Index Fund The fund's annualized three-year trailing return of 6.4% bests the S&P's mark by more than 1.5% per year. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Lauren Young |
Where to Shop at Vanguard Its actively managed funds have a big cost advantage. And while some of its best are out of reach for prospective investors, there are some worthy portfolios open for a $3,000 minimum. |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
An Investment for Gun-Shy Investors Investors are still skittish about stocks, but keen on this option. An area of the mutual fund market that saw gains -- $512 million was added to hybrid funds, or funds that invest in a mix of stocks and bonds. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Invest Better With This Low-Cost Pioneer Vanguard wrote the book on low-cost investing. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. |
Registered Rep. June 10, 2011 Stan Luxenberg |
At Vanguard, Active Beats Passive -- Frequently Since John Bogle retired as chief executive in 1996, Vanguard has continued singing the praises of index funds and staying largely mute about the virtues of actively managed funds. |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Secrets of Successful Fund Managers An oft-overlooked key point in the great stocks vs. mutual funds debate is that investing is never an either/or proposition. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
A Fund Giant's Next Act Vanguard releases a new PR blitz and a new actively managed value fund. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Is Vanguard Going to the Dark Side? Is Vanguard building a hedge fund? |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Best Funds for Your IRA This year's contribution deadline is fast approaching. Don't wait until tax-filing day is upon you to make your IRA contribution decision, OK? |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
Funds Fighting Inflation Rethink reinvesting during retirement. Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index... Vanguard 500 Index... |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Tim Hanson |
It's Time to Reinvent the Index Fund The flawed "bigger is better" reasoning that underlies index investing has exposed American investors to needless amounts of risk over the past few years and ultimately cost them billions of dollars of their hard-earned money. |
Financial Advisor June 2005 Jim Wiandt |
When Less Means More Index fund fee war kicks off in earnest as actively managed fees rise. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Finding Profitable Funds In this Q & A, Champion Funds chief analyst Shannon Zimmerman covers how he looks for funds, why sector funds might not be a good bet, and whether or not the fund scandal is really winding down. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Israelsen & Clement |
Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Need a Yawner Investment? If you're in the market for a safe little something for your portfolio, buy bonds. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Craig L. Israelsen |
Three's Not a Crowd How passive fund investors can get the best exposure to the whole U.S. market. |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
New ETFs on the Block Today, Vanguard will be rolling out four new sector-related ETFs under its VIPER (Vanguard Index Participation Equity Receipts) family. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Best ETF for 2012: Vanguard Total Stock Market For those of you who don't want to bother rolling up your sleeves and digging through individual companies, a broad index fund like Vanguard's Total Stock Market ETF is a smart choice for long-term investors. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Fortify Your Portfolio Pointers on what to look for when you go bond-fund shopping. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
Making a Million Is Child's Play Grade school math plus time can add up to big bucks in the bank. Here is what savvy stock-picking can do to rev up your retirement road trip. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg |
The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2009 Todd Wenning |
The Best Investment You Can Make Today You don't have to risk it all in equities to comfortably build yourself a sizable nest egg. In fact, the remedy is quite simple: Own more bonds. It's the best investment you can make today. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Mutual Fund Meltdown Have you assembled your funds in a carefully orchestrated portfolio or in a haphazard collection? Collecting mutual funds is not a safe pastime. It's a financial disaster waiting to happen. |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Investment Strategery Investors, when it comes to diversification, don't forget about strategy -- especially when investing in mutual funds. |