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The high-yieldVanguard High-Yield Corporate Bondhas gone through key changes in recent years. In mid-2022, Vanguard's in-house bond group took over one-third of the fund's assets, and longtime Wellington Management subadviser Michael Hong took on a comanager,Elizabeth Shortsleeve. Then in mi...
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Some maintain that byrebalancingamong different asset classes you can increase returns. I’m dubious whether that pays off in the real world. Vanguard legend Jack Bogle reported on a2007 studyshowing that a portfolio of 80% stocks and 20% bonds earned a 9.49% annual return over 20 years with...
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"One bequest provides that cash will be delivered to a trustee for my wife's benefit," Buffett wrote. "My advice to the trustee could not be more simple: Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500index fund." (He suggested Vanguard, by...
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Although the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) has an expense ratio of 0.04%, it won't significantly affect returns. VTSAX is a highly diversified fund with over 4,000 stocks in its portfolio. The fund is also ...