The Top 10 Best Vanguard Mutual Funds of 2012 are Vanguard Total Stock Market Index, Vanguard Total Bond Market Index, Vanguard Wellesley Income, etc. You will find each fund review.
Introduction
The three top mutual fund families are Vanguard, American Funds and Fidelity. The Vanguard mutual funds are popular among cost conscious investors. The funds provide low expense ratio and no sales load.
The funds also provide diversification hence mutual fund holds more bonds or stocks than anyone could ever buy. Investors can buy and sell these funds easily on any business day for easy access to their money.
Vanguard provides actively managed mutual funds and passively managed index mutual funds. These funds can be classified into variety categories. These categories are U.S. domestic stock, international stock, emerging markets stock, diversified bond, tax free municipal bond, and balanced fund.
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Best Vanguard Mutual Funds for 2013
Best Vanguard Mutual Funds
These best Vanguard mutual funds are selected based on the following criteria:
- It has no transaction fees or sales load
- It has great long track record
- It has low minimum initial investment requirement of $3,000
- It provides diversification into variety of asset allocation
You will find other fund information and review such as fund manager, sales load, expense ratio fee, Morningstar rating, fund performance, top holdings, etc.
Top 10 Best Vanguard Mutual Funds of 2012 are:
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX)
- Vanguard Small-Cap Index (NAESX)
- Vanguard Total International Stock Index (VGTSX)
- Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index (VEIEX)
- Vanguard REIT Index Fund Investor Shares (VGSIX)
- Vanguard Total Bond Market Index (VBMFX)
- Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities (VIPSX)