Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

Top 5 Vanguard Mutual Funds of the Third Quarter

By Dan Wiener

While lists of the "best funds to buy now" remain strong sellers on the newsstand, these "best of" lists aren't exactly the best way to go about building a Vanguard fund portfolio.

Global Growth Mutual Funds – Two Picks to Buy

By Dan Wiener

From December 1999 through December 2009, while Vanguard 500 Index (MUTF: VFINX) lost a total of 9.8%, Vanguard Total International Stock Index (MUTF: VGTSX) gained 25.3%, and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index (MUTF: VEIEX) was up 155.3%! How can we not consider investing overseas?

Vanguard Mutual Fund Managers Show Cautious Optimism

By Dan Wiener

My mailbox is filled with semiannual reports from a multitude of Vanguard's funds and mutual fund managers. I thought you'd find some of their comments enlightening and encouraging. On the whole, I'd say cautious optimism is the theme that runs through these reports. Here is a sampling, along with my opinions and recommendations.

7 Vanguard Mutual Funds to Dump Now

By Dan Wiener

Sell these Vanguard mutual funds if you ever want to profit.

2 Vanguard Mutual Funds for Instant Diversification

By Dan Wiener

These two balanced funds are among the best in the Vanguard mutual fund family.

Vanguard Investing – 11 Secrets to Building 401k Wealth

By Dan Wiener

Investing in Vanguard mutual funds doesn't have to be difficult or confusing. Vanguard may not make it easy to plot the safest course for your 401k investments, but with a few pointers you can turn your retirement money into a healthy nest egg in no time.

7 Common Mutual Fund Mistakes

By Dan Wiener

If you can avoid the deceptive claims for your 401k investing plan, hidden investment risks and half-baked 401k strategies, you can, in fact, use mutual funds to fund your retirement years.

Time for Mutual Fund Convertibles Again?

By Dan Wiener

Convertibles aren't well understood by most investors and so don't always attract the attention they deserve for providing good risk-adjusted returns in volatile markets.

Vanguard ETFs Take On iShares Index ETF Funds

By Dan Wiener

This week we learned that Vanguard will over some index ETFs to combat ETF funds from the iShares family. Specifically, mutual fund giant Vanguard plans to offer exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, on a series of Russell and S and P indexes.

401k Investing – SEC Falls Short on Target Funds

By Dan Wiener

Many 401k investors have target funds as part of their mutual fund portfolio. Last week, the SEC proposed new rules they think will help individual 401k retirement investors in target date funds like Vanguard's Target Retirement series, by requiring better disclosure of the funds' asset allocation strategies.

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