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The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors

Editor Dan Wiener and Research Director Jeffrey DeMaso publish The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, an award-winning monthly advisory letter that keeps subscribers abreast of recent developments at Vanguard, and provides long-term guidance for investing in the Vanguard fund family. They also work together on the newsletter’s annual companion publication, the Independent Guide to the Vanguard Funds, which profiles the entire Vanguard fund family with detailed analysis and recommendations for each of Vanguard’s mutual funds, ETFs and annuities.

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