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.

Energy Independence: Reviving U.S. Factories

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Our country's shale natural-gas boom could usher in a new era of American manufacturing dominance. Here's how long-term investors can benefit from the resurgence.

Vanguard Trims 15 More Fund Fees

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Vanguard slashed fees on 15 more of its mutual funds and ETFs, with the biggest discounts coming to dividend-related products.

Vanguard Turning Away High-Yield Hunters

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Vanguard is closing its High-Yield Corporate bond fund to "most new investors" because of heavy cash inflows. But worry not: High-yield options abound.

Vanguard Removes Back-End Loads and Fees

By Dan Wiener
Vanguard's move to knock out onerous back-end trading fees and various loads on its funds is good for investors, but probably is meant to keep managers happy.

The New Cracks in Sovereign Debt

By Michael A. Gayed
European electoral changes have dramatically altered risk sentiment in global markets.

10 Things Vanguard Won’t Tell You

By Dan Wiener
To protect your retirement, your family and your future, you must avoid vulnerable Vanguard funds and know what secrets they are keeping.

Vanguard Slashes Dozens of Fund Fees

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Vanguard announces lower expense fees for 38 of its mutual funds and ETFs. See what you can get now for less.

4 Top Dividend Funds to Buy Now

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
For investors looking for a nice, steady income check coming from groups of rock-solid payers, here are four top dividend funds to buy now.

Consider Vanguard’s Wellington Fund

By Richard Young, Editor, Intelligence Report
Vanguard's Wellington Fund is an historical mutual fund winner boasting strong returns, a low expense ratio, and a solid portfolio profile of stocks and bonds.

Don’t Sing the Income Investing Blues

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
To help dividend seekers, we're channeling John Lee Hooker -- we've got one stock, one ETF, one mutual fund

5 Popular Mutual Funds to Avoid

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
A number of mutual funds have earned their names over time, but they haven't passed the "what have you done for me lately" test.

VIDEO: 3 Mutual Funds Killing Your 401k

By Jeff Reeves
InvestorPlace editor Jeff Reeves appeared on Fox Business Network on Monday, February 20, to talk retirement investing with Liz Claman and David Asman.

Vanguard Closes Asset Allocation Fund

By Dan Wiener
Vanguard shut down Asset Allocation (VAAPX) and moved assets into Balanced Index (VBINX). Investors are better off there, but Wellington (VWELX) is even better.

Delaware and Vanguard Top List of Best Mutual Fund Families

By InvestorPlace Staff
What worked for mutual fund managers in 2011? Low-risk, income-driven securities including Treasuries, municipal bonds and high-yield dividend stocks.

5 Mutual Funds That Will Kill Your 401(k)

By Jeff Reeves
These five mutual funds are big risks to your 401(k) in 2012 -- but more importantly, they point out asset classes and fund "flavors" that could be problematic.

‘Buy the Market’ With These 5 Funds

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you believe in the market as a whole, these five funds provide different ways to harness the vast majority of stocks.

3 Ways to Tap Emerging Markets

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Vanguard and Rydex provide a couple of ETFs to help play emerging markets -- and a third contender harnesses foreign dividend powerhouses.

Buy Exxon — Through Vanguard or Fidelity

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
By merit of Exxon Mobil's position in the S&P 500, index-trackers might be among the best ways to get a piece of XOM.

Europe, the U.S. Expansion and the Concordia Tragedy

By Dan Wiener
Last week's big stories played out in several different areas, from European bond ratings to Fed policy direction to mutual funds that hold cruise lines.
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