Just received some good news from The Vanguard Group today:
For more than a quarter century, Vanguard Brokerage Services® has built a strong reputation for providing client-focused services and value-based pricing. Now we are proud to announce another positive step toward that commitment: On May 20, 2009, Vanguard Brokerage will begin to assume the duties and [...]
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Vanguard Individual 401(k)
There’s been speculation over the past few years about The Vanguard Group offering an individual 401(k) plan, but nothing’s ever materialized. However, once the Pension Protection Act of 2006 made most of the 401(k) benefits permanent, I had a feeling that Vanguard would be offering one soon.
So, I brought this subject up again in the [...]
Vanguard’s Bill McNabb
As the global financial crisis unfolds, investors are anxious about the future. Many have watched their portfolios shrink significantly. But Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb is optimistic about a return to market stability and long-term growth.
Video transcript: Vanguard CEO on the markets, economy, and the future.
Read the transcripts or watch it at the Vanguard Investments YouTube [...]
Money Market Funds
If there is something about this market meltdown that investors should be really concerned about, it would be the safety of money market funds. With recent news of Reserve Primary Fund breaking the buck, the often-perceived safety of money markets funds has come under intense scrutiny. Folks are starting to get worried.
As many of my [...]
Safer Speculation
Although this blog leans towards discussing Wall Street, the stock market, the economy, and other financial topics, my “About My Blog” link details the usually “rational” approach that I use to limit my risks when it comes to my own personal stock market speculations.
This morning I read an article posted on Morningstar.com entitled: Speculate Without [...]
Fiscal Responsibility
Ben, over at The Consumerist, related to his readers a recent conversation he had with a Goldman Sachs trader. According to an excerpt from his post:
If you don’t shop around for your investments or learn to how to make sure you’re getting the best deal, you do set yourself up to be taken advantage of. [...]