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David Beren | Jun 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM EDT

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

The pitch for Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) sits at the cheap end of a long-running debate about whether active stock…

Drew Wood | Jun 4, 2026 at 9:48 AM EDT

Playing It Safe at 73 With $1.6 Million Could Cost This Single Retiree $340,000 Over a 20-Year Retirement

A 73-year-old single retiree has a $1.6 million portfolio invested 80% in bonds and 20% in stocks, spends $64,000 annually,…

Thomas Richmond | Jun 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT

How 2% Financial Advisor Fees Could Cost You $3.3 Million Over 40 Years

Brad Barrett, co-host of the ChooseFI podcast, recently laid out one of the most uncomfortable numbers in personal finance. During…

Thomas Richmond | Jun 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM EDT

Trump Savings Accounts to Bring 38% of Americans Into Stock Market for First Time

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made an ambitious case for the Trump Savings Account program during a May 29, 2026 appearance…

Omor Ibne Ehsan | May 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM EDT

Wall Street’s Laziest Fund Is Outperforming Against SPY – Time to Switch to VTI?

The pitch for Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) has always been embarrassingly simple: own every public US…

Tony Dong | May 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right (in 1995). Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like Today.

Hindsight is 20/20, but in 1995, going long fixed-income duration really was the correct move. Duration is essentially a measure…

Drew Wood | May 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM EDT

The Tax-Loss Harvest That Cost a 66-Year-Old Retiree $2,400 in Wash-Sale Penalties She Never Saw Coming

The retiree was 66, single, living in Pennsylvania, and relying on a $1.1 million brokerage account to supplement her Social…

John Seetoo | May 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right — in 1995. Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like in 2026.

Over the past 30 years, the investing landscape for retirees has altered radically. One of the fundamental bases for portfolio…

Jeremy Phillips | May 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM EDT

Why 90% of Professional Fund Managers Lose to the S&P 500. Here’s the One Strategy That Works

The most uncomfortable fact in professional money management arrived courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices: 90% of active fund managers…

Don Lair | May 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM EDT

I’m 25 with $500k in index funds and 11 rental units generating $3,500 monthly. Am I actually financially independent?

Cody Berman went on The Personal Finance Podcast and described hitting financial independence right before his 26th birthday. He held…

Austin Smith | May 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT

VSMPX Tracks VTI Perfectly at Half the Cost, but There’s a Catch for Individual Investors

The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares (VSMPX) is one of the largest pooled equity vehicles in…

Austin Smith | May 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM EDT

VTSAX Returns 300% in a Decade While Most Managed Funds Fall Behind

If your equity sleeve has more than two or three funds, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (NASDAQ:VTSAX)…

Austin Smith | May 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM EDT

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF’s 0.03% Fee and BlackRock Scale Face Off Against Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s Structural Advantages

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:ITOT) both promise the entire…

Austin Smith | May 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT

If the 10-Year Treasury Crosses 4.6%, Here’s What Happens to VOO and IVV

State Street’s 2026 Global ETF Outlook calls for $2.1 trillion of US ETF inflows this year, with the lion’s share…

Omor Ibne Ehsan | May 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM EDT

If Your Portfolio Is Too American, VXUS Is The Simple Fix

If you opened your brokerage statement this year and noticed your portfolio looked suspiciously like the S&P 500 with a…

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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF : VTI

All VTI Articles

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

Playing It Safe at 73 With $1.6 Million Could Cost This Single Retiree $340,000 Over a 20-Year Retirement

How 2% Financial Advisor Fees Could Cost You $3.3 Million Over 40 Years

Trump Savings Accounts to Bring 38% of Americans Into Stock Market for First Time

Wall Street’s Laziest Fund Is Outperforming Against SPY – Time to Switch to VTI?

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right (in 1995). Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like Today.

The Tax-Loss Harvest That Cost a 66-Year-Old Retiree $2,400 in Wash-Sale Penalties She Never Saw Coming

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right — in 1995. Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like in 2026.

Why 90% of Professional Fund Managers Lose to the S&P 500. Here’s the One Strategy That Works

I’m 25 with $500k in index funds and 11 rental units generating $3,500 monthly. Am I actually financially independent?

VSMPX Tracks VTI Perfectly at Half the Cost, but There’s a Catch for Individual Investors

VTSAX Returns 300% in a Decade While Most Managed Funds Fall Behind

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF’s 0.03% Fee and BlackRock Scale Face Off Against Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s Structural Advantages

If the 10-Year Treasury Crosses 4.6%, Here’s What Happens to VOO and IVV

If Your Portfolio Is Too American, VXUS Is The Simple Fix

The Fastest ETF in History Just Hit $25 Billion in Four Months. It Owns Memory Chips

Fidelity Sells Two Funds With the Same Name and the Same Target Year. One Costs 5x More

Forget VTSAX: Vanguard’s Own ETF Is Cheaper, Has No $3,000 Minimum, and Schwab Charges $74.95 to Buy the Mutual Fund

The Pines His Grandfather Planted in 1958 Sold for $240,000. Two Years Later, Medicare Sent Its Bill.

He Helped Build It. At 67, He Came Back to Demolish It. Social Security Kept Paying. His Union Pension Stopped.

The Fastest ETF in History Just Hit $25 Billion in Four Months. It Owns Memory Chips

Fidelity Sells Two Funds With the Same Name and the Same Target Year. One Costs 5x More

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF : VTI

All VTI Articles

Vanguard’s $223 Billion Growth ETF VUG Is Quietly Beating Most Large Cap Active Funds at One Tenth the Cost

Playing It Safe at 73 With $1.6 Million Could Cost This Single Retiree $340,000 Over a 20-Year Retirement

How 2% Financial Advisor Fees Could Cost You $3.3 Million Over 40 Years

Trump Savings Accounts to Bring 38% of Americans Into Stock Market for First Time

Wall Street’s Laziest Fund Is Outperforming Against SPY – Time to Switch to VTI?

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right (in 1995). Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like Today.

The Tax-Loss Harvest That Cost a 66-Year-Old Retiree $2,400 in Wash-Sale Penalties She Never Saw Coming

If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right — in 1995. Here’s What That Advice Should Sound Like in 2026.

Why 90% of Professional Fund Managers Lose to the S&P 500. Here’s the One Strategy That Works

I’m 25 with $500k in index funds and 11 rental units generating $3,500 monthly. Am I actually financially independent?

VSMPX Tracks VTI Perfectly at Half the Cost, but There’s a Catch for Individual Investors

VTSAX Returns 300% in a Decade While Most Managed Funds Fall Behind

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF’s 0.03% Fee and BlackRock Scale Face Off Against Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s Structural Advantages

If the 10-Year Treasury Crosses 4.6%, Here’s What Happens to VOO and IVV

If Your Portfolio Is Too American, VXUS Is The Simple Fix

The Fastest ETF in History Just Hit $25 Billion in Four Months. It Owns Memory Chips

Fidelity Sells Two Funds With the Same Name and the Same Target Year. One Costs 5x More

Forget VTSAX: Vanguard’s Own ETF Is Cheaper, Has No $3,000 Minimum, and Schwab Charges $74.95 to Buy the Mutual Fund

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The Pines His Grandfather Planted in 1958 Sold for $240,000. Two Years Later, Medicare Sent Its Bill.

He Helped Build It. At 67, He Came Back to Demolish It. Social Security Kept Paying. His Union Pension Stopped.