Vanguard Funds

Vanguard Index Funds from The Vanguard Group

The Vanguard Group offered the first index fund for retail investors.

Vanguard, an investment management firm headquartered in Malvern, PA, manages around $2 trillion in retail and institutional investors’ assets through ETFs, mutual funds and other financial services.

Founder John C. Bogle created the first ever index fund for retail investor and changed the game. Additionally, investors in Vanguard funds own the firm.

Vanguard funds have a killer combination working to their advantages — a passive index approach paired cheap prices, which have brought investors in and away from actively managed mutual funds.

A Trio of Tax-Managed Vanguard Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Vanguard's lineup of tax-managed funds includes some excellent choices for your taxable brokerage account.

Bond Funds That Will Lose Big With Rising Interest Rates

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Warren Buffett's profound investment advice applies to bond funds: "Rule #1: Never lose money. Rule #2: Never forget rule #1."

Invest Like Warren Buffett With These 3 American Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you want to invest in funds that Buffett would recommend, you'll want low-cost funds that invest in U.S. equities.

The 3 Best Tax-Efficient Vanguard Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you want the best tax-efficient funds for your taxable account, you'll want to check out these Vanguard funds.

3 Vanguard Funds With High Dividend Yields

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
The search for high-yielding ETFs can be an interesting exercise in price movement and risk dynamics. These three Vanguard funds excel with high yields.

Vanguard Funds vs Hedge Funds (Guess Who Wins)

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Vanguard funds are some of the best, low-cost mutual funds you can buy. But are they better than hedge funds?

3 Best Funds for Tapping Basic Materials

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
With many of the best funds in the sector up more than 5% for the year, the basic materials sector is a leader in 2015 and that momentum may continue for the future.

3 Beautifully Boring, Balanced Funds From Vanguard

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Vanguard offers what are arguably the best balanced funds in the investment universe. They are the tortoise; everyone else is the hare. You know how this ends.

3 Best Mutual Funds for Conservative Investors

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
In an uncertain and volatile market, conservative allocation mutual funds can be a smart choice for all kinds of investors.

5 Vanguard Funds No One Needs to Own

By Dan Wiener
Some Vanguard funds are nurtured by expert managers and grow to be profit-building stars, but others can doom your portfolio to mediocrity -- or worse, major losses.

Vanguard REIT ETF: Fight off Volatility With VNQ

By Jason Jenkins, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ) should provide investors a decent yield and protection against volatility this year.

Vanguard Funds to Join the Muni-Bond Game

By Jeff DeMaso
A municipal bond product will be joining the stable of Vanguard funds soon, likely butting heads with iShares' MUB.

3 Reasons Why Mutual Funds Aren’t Dead Meat

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Mutual funds aren't exciting or sexy, but that's exactly why they're here to stay. Here are three big reasons mutual funds aren't dead meat.

Biggest Mutual Fund Surprises of 2014

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
We investors are wise to look back at the mutual fund surprises of 2014 to check our forward investment strategies and to maintain our humility in 2015.

5 Best Mutual Funds to Buy for 2015

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
We put together the 5 best mutual funds to buy in 2015 that, when bought all together, create a small, diversified portfolio.

3 Best Vanguard Funds for 2015

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Check out our list of the best Vanguard funds for 2015 to make sure you get the highest returns for the lowest cost.

Best Bond Funds for 2015

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
The best bond funds in 2015 are likely to be the cheapest index funds and active funds with the most-seasoned managers.

Bill Gross’s Worst Bond Funds of 2014

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
Half of the worst-performing funds in 2014 are Pimco funds. See which bond funds managed by Bill Gross are the biggest losers.

More Fixed Income From Vanguard Funds: The Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
By early 2015, the Vanguard funds lineup will include a new ultra-short-term bond fund. Here's what you need to know.
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