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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares vs. a 2 year CD for 2%
Which would you buy and why looking out two years?
Started by rec7 on
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The same as the Vanguard ST IG fund, I moved some ST corp bond funds into CDs to capture the market: : Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIRX).
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Hello, I'm trying to determine if I'd be better off leaving my 401K funds in a high-expense target retirement fund (1.0% expense ratio), or instead cobble together a mix of lower expense funds that (almost) replicate the equivalent Vanguard target retirement...
Started by hoppy08520 on
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by 7 people.
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Market Index Trust (0.57%)
0% ( RBFFX ) American Funds Bond Fund of America (0.77%)
His Roth IRA at Vanguard -- $30K -- 10%
10% ( VTIAX ) Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (0....
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Bogleheads:
Vanguard offers two types of Life-Cycle funds: Life-Strategy funds and Target funds.
The Life-Strategy funds were started in 1994. The Target funds, started nine years later in 2003, were generally seen as an improvement over the earlier Life...
Started by Taylor Larimore on
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by 6 people.
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I agree with Hondo he's insuating....
Hondo, run a backtest using the new allocations of the three index funds they now hold.
Portfolio all along, run a backtest using the new allocations of the three index funds they now hold.
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Our 401K basket of funds switched over to almost all Vanguard funds...looks like they're all index funds.
All of the funds have restrictions of one sort or another, with VTSGX Total International Stock Index being the only one, I think, that has a must...
Started by Lorraine10 on
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by 8 people.
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Both have similiar restrictions the restriction as follows....
Except for Wells Trade, Vanguard FundsMy company plan includes 2 x Vanguard stock funds (VIIIX & VMCIX).
Less than 60 days after buying a NTF (no Transaction fee fund).
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Hey everyone, this is my first post. I've been lurking a lot here. I am currently 24 years old just starting out learning about investing. I graduated from college 2 years ago with a degree in Computer Science. I am working at my 2nd job after college...
Started by Dovahkiin on
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by 9 people.
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Vanguard's TIP funds are: Vanguard's Inflation Protected Securities Fund (Investor Share Class-VIPSX....
Quote%).
Run around $50 and you probably can't get Admiral shares of the Vanguard index funds at all.
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A few years ago when I was learning about investing I was very happy to spend a lot of time comparing OEICs, doing the calculations to build up a balanced portfolio in my S&S ISA, etc, etc.
Now I'm finding I don't have the time or, to a lesser extent,...
Started by mr_fishbulb on
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by 8 people.
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My current weightings (if you're interested) are;
Vanguard 60 out best if you're....
I have 2 Vanguard Lifestyle funds as well as 5 different active funds to fill out my portfolio.
This is the current method I'm using myself.
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Would appreciate suggestion as to where one can find Fidelity equivalents of Vanguard funds, especially the index funds. I recognize that there may not be equivalents (roughly speaking) for each.
Started by andrew13 on
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by 5 people.
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index funds for Fidelity and Vanguard
I have been for twenty years with Fidelity, mainly in actively=MFRes_016#Domestic Stock Index Funds
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Vanguard's offerings, so cannot ....
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Mutual-fund managers who actively trade—and pile up fees in the process—have long been punching bags for investors. But suddenly they look like heavyweight champs.
After being trounced by the stock market for years, so-called active managers are on a ...
Started by FlyHi on
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by 19 people.
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But that's why I choose to own one index fund and one good is reported....
And you can't compare the two funds.
For years, so-called active managers are on a hot streak .
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Hi Bogleheads:
Over the past 5- and 10-year periods, 83% and 89% of Vanguard funds, respectively, have outperformed the average return of their competitors:
Vanguard funds deliver peer-beating returns
Thank you, Vanguard!
Best wishes
Taylor
Started by Taylor Larimore on
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by 7 people.
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(excluding Vanguard actively managed funds)
EDIT: I just noticed Vanguard has a "comments....
It would also be nice to see the same charts where only Vanguard index funds are considered.
Vanguard funds.
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Hi All,
A couple of questions:
Is there any news on when this fund will be opened and available? I couldn't find any new news at Vanguard; still just the 10/31 announcement.
LINK
Does the index, Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted Index (Hedged...
Started by glebbb on
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by 7 people.
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I tried to find the index since on the International....
Although, I, too, usually opt for managed bond funds; aboutThe fund appears to still be in SEC review so no news on opening.
Vanguard's new EM bond index fund.
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