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.

Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Open for Business Again – VHCOX

By Dan Wiener
After nine years of being closed, Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund is open to new money. But think twice before entering a buy order.

Do Vanguard Funds Beat the Market?

By Dan Wiener
Vanguard's quantitative actively managed fund returns weren't much different from investing in the S&P 500 Index.

For Funds, Pay Attention to the Fine Print

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Even in target-date funds where you're letting a fund manager do most of the work for you, if you don't do your homework, you could end up with an investment you didn't bargain for.

Vanguard’s Capital Opportunity Just Isn’t What it Used to Be

By Jeff DeMaso
Vanguard recently reopened its Capital Opportunity Fund (VHCOX) to new investors, but since it has shifted more toward large-caps, it’s no longer the best choice for aggressive capital growth.

How NOT to Bring a Vanguard Fund Back from the Dead

By Dan Wiener
The numbers don’t check out on Fran Kinniry’s alternative to Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund.

Zero-Cost ETFs: At What Price?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
A Vanguard higher-up suggested ETF fees could go to zero thanks to securities lending activities. But free is never actually free.

The Best 5 Energy ETFs for Your Portfolio

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you're looking for a great way to get lots of exposure to the energy sector, one of these five ETFs makes a perfect place to start.

Bond Bears Are on the Loose

By Richard Band
Even Vanguard has joined the general outcry against bonds, but one of my technical gauges signals that the selling spree is close to exhausting itself.

Vanguard’s Quarterly Distributions Are Right Around the Corner

By Dan Wiener
Are you a Vanguard investor? Here's a handy list of mutual funds and ETFs that are paying out distributions this month.

Vanguard Finally Charts Course for International Bonds

By Jeff DeMaso
Vanguard has announced a new international bond fund that will be included in several popular funds-of-funds by 2014. But it might not affect your Vanguard investments all that much.

Vanguard Health Care Fund Manager Ed Owens Retires (VGHCX)

By Dan Wiener
Though Ed Owens leaves Vanguard Health Care Fund in able hands, it's hard to overstate how influential he's been during his tenure as a manager.

Vanguard Bond Funds: 3-Year Performance Review

By Dan Wiener
After 20 years of only offering one bond fund, Vanguard diversified in 2009. Here's how the newer offerings have performed out of the gate.

Best Mutual Fund for 2013: Vanguard International Growth

By Dan Wiener and Jeff DeMaso
If you have been neglecting foreign stocks in your portfolio, Vanguard International Growth provides a path to foreign exposure for 2013.

The ‘Secret’ Behind Vanguard’s Record Year: Get Low!

By Dan Wiener and Jeff DeMaso
Vanguard continues to attract investors -- and their money -- by cutting costs to remain competitive in the mutual fund “price wars."

Go Medium or Go Home

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
While they're largely ignored, mid-cap stocks are the best of two worlds, offering the growth prospects of small-caps but the financial strength and liquidity of large-caps.

3 Reasons to Own Bonds

By Richard Band
To earn income, to cushion volatility and to beat stocks. Don't let false alarms about a bond bubble steer you away from these durable investments.

3 Ways to Prepare for the Fiscal Cliff

By Richard Band
Will Congress avoid the cliff, or let it ride? Prepare for any scenario with these three moves that will keep you safe (without retreating altogether).

VDEQX – Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund Doesn’t Measure Up

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

Vanguard Fund Managers Weigh in on Bonds

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