Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

3 Reasons to Avoid Selling Before Jan. 1

Feeling the fiscal cliff information overload? Relax. Some assumptions about what's coming next don't really hold up.

New TIPS Fund at Vanguard

The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund has just been unveiled. It offers inflation protection, but not much else.

VDEQX – Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund Doesn’t Measure Up

40 managers. 18 different investment firms. One giant mess at Vanguard Diversity Equity Fund.

Vanguard Fund Managers Weigh in on Bonds

According to at least one Vanguard manager, bonds are now in a bubble. Therefore, stick to high-quality corporates in the current environment.

Best Mutual Funds Since the 2008 Election

Financial advisers like to preach diversity ... and if this list of the best-performing mutual funds since the 2008 election is any indication, they're right.

Little Has Changed 25 Years After ‘Black Monday,’ But …

Since 1987's 'Black Monday,' computerized trading still is with us and global markets are correlated, but there is one marked difference.

1 Fund, 3 Managers: Vanguard Growth and Income Fund – VQNPX

Vanguard has three new managers on VQNPX, which adds diversity -- but at the cost of returns and outward fund flows.

Wait and See on Vanguard’s New TIPS Offering

As a money fund alternative, VTIPX holds promise -- but let the managers work out the kinks first.

Vanguard Announces New Benchmarks and Pricing

Vanguard has seen the future and it is in lower costs for ETF investing so they are making changes in their pricing in addition to performance benchmarks.

AUDIO: Dan Wiener Tackles Strategy, VGHCX and Fund Picks

Dan Wiener, editor of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, talks to Money Life about a spread of mutual fund news and tactics.