Archive for April, 2010
These are rated Vanguard’s Best Mutual Funds by Morningstar, Forbes and Money magazines and myself.
11 of the Vanguard Funds in the retirement sector made it to the Money top 70 lists and top of the list for retirement funds. Forbes liked 4 of them with the retirement term at 2015, 2025, 2035, and 2045.
Of the [...]
April 30th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
This Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) Review will take a close look at this mutual fund and report on the facts so you can decide if you wish to make an investment in this fund. This is a large cap blend fund that only invests in companies that have 10 consecutive years of paying increasing [...]
April 29th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
There are many Vanguard Target Retirement Funds. The right one for you is dependent on when you wish to retire. There are ten different ones to choose from. This type of mutual funds considers the investor’s age and time until they plan to retire.
The time till retirement are set at 42 years, 35 years, 30 [...]
April 28th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | 1 Comment
The Vanguard Lifecycle Funds are intended to be used as part of a person’s retirement investment strategy. This strategy changes over time and starts with an aggressive investment approach in the beginning when retirement is far away. As the retirement age approaches, the investment strategy becomes more conservative.
The reason for the creation of this type [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
The main objective of the Vanguard REIT Mutual Fund (VGSIX) is to invest approximately 98% of the fund’s total assets into stocks issued by equity real estate investment trusts. Simply translated, it invests in companies that buy hotels, office buildings, and other real estate property. This fund attempts to mirror the performance of the Morgan [...]
April 19th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
With the Vanguard Mid Cap Growth Fund (VMGRX) investors have a stake in middle size companies that are sometimes ignored by the big investment firms. This causes some of them to be undervalued and a great chance to make a profit.
This fund has had a one year return performance as of the end of March [...]
April 9th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
The Vanguard SEP IRA is the small business plan for their employees to save for their retirement. The name spelled out is simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account. This plan defers the taxes of the contributions until years later. If you are self employed, this is a 1 to 1 deduction on your tax liability [...]
April 7th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
To know which are the top Vanguard Mutual Funds, your priorities must be known. For many, the best funds are the best performers, while others look at the best funds that have the lowest expenses. Both strategies are fundamentally sound.
When performance is the important indicator for the best fund, the Vanguard REIT Index Fund (VGSIX) [...]
April 6th, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments
Investing in Vanguard Mutual Funds is different than with any other mutual fund company. The company itself is owned by the funds and not the corporation. The corporation is funded by the funds that contribute to the cost of the management, marketing, and distribution process of the company.
Vanguard was started back in 1975 by John [...]
April 1st, 2010 | Posted in Vanguard Mutual Funds | No Comments