“E.J., What’s Going on with Vanguard GNMA?”
“E.J., what’s going on with Vanguard GNMA?” my mother asked me the other day. “Hi mom” I said. “Hang in there.”
Hard to believe but...
Your Pre-Retirement Years: A Straightforward Way to Earn Over 9% with Vanguard Wellesley
Over the past year, the total return for Vanguard Wellesley has been just over five and half percent. “Five and a half percent? What’s...
Yes, Vanguard is too Big: Part II
Has there ever been a bigger supporter of Vanguard than Dick Young whom, unlike other promoters and hucksters out there today, never had a...
Vanguard GNMA and Your Retirement Years
When the financial crisis destroyed the stock market in 2008, guess which fund weathered the storm? You guessed it Vanguard GNMA.
When the tech bust...
Wellington Management Company
My history with Wellington Management and the Vanguard group goes back decades. I started with Wellington over 40 years ago. The Wellington Fund was founded in...
Yes, Vanguard is too Big
A gorgeous, sunny, good morning to you from Newport, RI. Isn’t it amazing what a little sun can do to one’s psyche?
Last week I...
Ackman Faces the Flight of his Investors
Famous hedge fund manager Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management is watching his investors flee his fund. It may take them some time...
Is Vanguard too Big?
Personally, I have had only one minor administrative error recently with Vanguard where they incorrectly deposited SEP-IRA money into my traditional IRA. I called...
Could this Be the Vanguard GNMA Winning Edge?
Update: 7.1.2020: From Wellington: “Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2020, Michael F. Garrett has retired from Wellington Management Company LLP...
Is 2017’s Most Popular Strategy in Peril?
After nine years of a bull market that has been aided by the most aggressive and sustained period of monetary stimulus in history (you...