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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
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. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Craig L. Israelsen |
Multiply Returns by Dividing Gaining exposure to U.S. stocks by using three equally weighted index funds produced better performance than a single mega-market index fund during the Lost Decade of 2001 to 2010. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Invest Better With This Low-Cost Pioneer Vanguard wrote the book on low-cost investing. |
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 4, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Invest in the Whole Enchilada The Vanguard Total Market ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI U.S. Broad Market index, which represents 99.5% of the U.S. equity market capitalization and clearly doesn't leave much uncovered. |
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. |
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
February 3, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
How Does a 1,000,000% Return Sound? Buy and hold is the key to big returns. So exactly what investment has managed to post a 1 million percent return? Look no further than the Pioneer Fund. |
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
April 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Vanguard Slams the Door In what has become a painful trend for investors chasing hot funds, another popular mutual fund is closing the door to new investors. This time it is Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Enhanced Index Funds: Part 2 More top funds with a return-boosting twist: Calvert Large Cap Growth... Vanguard Growth & Income... |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Move Could Be Vanguard's Worst Ever Having declared victory on the index approach to emerging markets, Vanguard is now setting itself a difficult task: how to beat its own index with an actively managed fund that charges close to 1% in annual fees. |
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 Planning
October 2, 2007
Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly As scary as the current and potential 10-year returns for the S&P sound, investors who added international stocks to their portfolio in 1998 have still come out ahead. |
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
May 17, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors. |
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
October 31, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Why Pay for Nothing? From the standpoint of the individual investor, mutual fund fees often go unnoticed. However, they're extremely significant and represent a large handicap for savers to overcome in trying to reach their financial goals. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
A Fund Against the Grain Janus Contrarian, the firm's fourth-largest fund, is designed to zig when others zag. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Best ETF for 2012: Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Why this diversified index fund is a wise choice. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly Take a look at some scary annualized returns from index and bond funds, and what you can do to maximize your portfolio's returns. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Invest Well or Your Kids Will Blame You Many investors have turned to 529 plans to help with their college savings. Yet the bear market has had a huge impact on these savings vehicles as well. What can you do now? |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
Tara Kalwarski |
Time to Take Action? There's a surprisingly strong case to be made for buying into actively managed funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mega-Cap Stocks Are Not Enough Before you jump into the biggest, most popular index funds that are based on the S&P 500 index, think twice. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Investments That Don't Stand a Chance An active fund that only seeks to match its benchmark is a waste of your money. If that's all a fund can offer, you're much better off going with the index fund. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Owning These Investments Just Got Easier The market's friendliest funds become even friendlier. |
BusinessWeek
October 28, 2010
Suzanne Woolley |
A 401(k) Funds Popularity Contest A look at which actively managed mutual funds shepherd the most retirement assets, how well they do it, and where they are putting your money. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Emerging-Market Funds: Part 3 These funds offer the best window into emerging-market stocks. Templeton Institutional Emerging Markets... Vanguard Emerging Markets Index... |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2007
Adam J. Wiederman |
How to Invest When You're Busy If you're pressed for time, mutual funds may be the perfect investment opportunity for you. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
This Big Winner Has Hit Its Prime There are still a few ways to benefit from Primecap's expertise. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Is One-Stop Investing Safe? Having all your money in one place can be detrimental in a couple of ways. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Craig L. Israelsen |
Tales of the Tape When you look at annual returns, stocks, equity mutual funds and indexes tell surprisingly different stories. |
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. |
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
November 16, 2006
Brian Richards |
The Best ETF for 2007: Vanguard Small-Cap Value If 70 years of results are good enough for you, this ETF is worth checking out. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2011
Brian D. Pacampara |
4-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: Vanguard Small-Cap Market-trouncing returns could be written in this four-star. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
2 New ETFs You Should Own The picks of the newest crop of ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
A Mutual Fund Just for You There's a relatively new development in the financial world that can make your retirement savings a lot simpler: Meet your new friend, the target-date mutual fund. |
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
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. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006 |
Upgrades At the Fidelity Brokerage Company's Executive Forum, President Ellyn McColgan said FBC is increasing overall technology spending to $950 million... A report reveals that advisors fleeing the wirehouses are primarily interested in... etc. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2004 |
Seeking Outstanding Mutual Funds Don't settle for below-average performance when you can earn average or better. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Vanguard's Best Funds Zeroing in on the fund family's best bets. |
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
April 24, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Growth Fund of America Tips the Scales Has this fund gotten too big for its own good? |
