* Vanguard funds selected for 2026 all had Gold Medalist ratings as of late December 2025. Funds will remain on the list throughout 2026 as long as they maintain a minimum of Silver. Funds that fall ...

Balanced funds can be an investor’s best friend. If you can handle some ups and downs, up to about a 20% drop in value, and you’re planning to invest for at least 10 years, these “set it and forget it ...

Vanguard offers growing high-yield funds with low expense ratios. One places a stronger focus on tech stocks and uses high-yield financial stocks to wind up with a good yield. The other has a higher ...

The financial landscape of the United States currently presents a nuanced picture. Strong consumer spending, rising personal incomes, and substantial investment in technology and innovation are ...

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF are good foundations for almost any portfolio. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF provides exposure to the most influential U.S. stocks, ...

When tech stocks stumble, value-oriented companies with real cash flows tend to hold up better. This fund's 0.04% expense ratio means more of your money stays invested and working for you. Energy, ...

I have been on Morningstar’s 401(k) committee for more than 25 years. In that capacity, I work with colleagues to choose and monitor the funds available to employees in that plan. Although options for ...

The Shiller P/E ratio hit 41 in October, approaching dot-com bubble levels. It's hard to go wrong with VOO in the long run -- even investors who bought VOO at the worst possible time before the 2022 ...

If any of your money is currently invested in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds in a retirement account (and we hope it is), you can thank Vanguard for ensuring the fees you pay are much lower ...