VOO's famously tiny fee distracts from two costs Vanguard never advertises: a sector concentration that rivals a tech fund and a quarterly tax bill that hits even investors who never spend a…
Vanguard built its reputation on giving investors every basis point back, so why does its most popular S&P 500 fund now cost more than the competition selling the exact same 500 stocks?
Two neighbors hold the same S&P 500 index in the same brokerage, and one walks away with an unexpected tax bill every December while the other pays nothing. The difference has nothing…
At 0.04% per year and nearly $600 billion in assets, this Vanguard fund looks like the ultimate set-it-and-forget-it investment, but a closer look at what is actually inside reveals a concentration risk…
One of the largest mutual funds on earth charges almost nothing to own, but the structure hiding behind that bargain price tag creates a real tax problem that most investors never see…
Six years of automated monthly purchases into one of the world's largest index funds felt like a smart, low-cost habit until a closer look at what taxable account holders actually owe each…
Fidelity built a large-cap index fund that charges absolutely nothing, and the case against owning it has nothing to do with the fee.
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) sells itself as the cheapest ticket to owning America. The sticker says 0.03%, roughly $3 a year per $10,000 invested. That’s the number every marketing page…
Every conversation about the cheapest way to own the S&P 500 lands on the same few tickers from the major ETF sponsors. Rock-bottom expense ratios, deep liquidity, trades like a stock all…
The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) and Vanguard’s S&P 500 fund are the two most commonly recommended core holdings in American retirement accounts, and the honest verdict is that picking between…
If you want the simplest, cheapest way to own the U.S. stock market inside a Fidelity account, the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:FXAIX) is the default answer. FXAIX tracks the S&P 500…
