Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.04% VIGAX Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.05% VSMAX Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.05% VBTLX Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.05% VBIAX Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.07% VTIAX...
On that front, both companies offer a fine selection. Vanguard’s three fund portfolio will be anchored by classics likeVTSAX,VTIAX, andVBTLX, whereas a three fund portfolio at Schwab has quality comparables withSWTSX,SWISX,SWAGX. Round 1 Winner: Draw. Round 2: Fees For index fund investo...
The fund is managed by the Vanguard Fixed Income Group and charges an annual expense ratio of 0.17%, which is lower than the average expense ratio of 0.66% of similar municipal bond funds, according to Vanguard. To invest in this fund, a minimum investment of $3,000 is required.3 How ...
Looking at the Vanguard portfolio, we see four of the six suggested funds are stock funds, the other two are bond funds and, looking at the percentage allocations, we also see that the overall recommendation is for 70% Stocks and 30% bonds. So far so good. 70/30 (VTSAX/VBTLX) is ju...