Jeff DeMaso
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Corporates: Good or Evil?
Channeling my grandkids, it’s been a not so good, very, very bad year for bonds in 2022. As we know the bond market has been a source of much investor angst—to put it lightly—Jeff and I will continue to try and bring our perspective to questions you
Manager Musical Chairs Continue at Vanguard
As investors question whether they should bother owning a foreign stock fund, Vanguard is raising big questions about one of its active options, International Explorer (VINEX).
The Death and Rebirth of a Truly Independent Vanguard Newsletter
Barrons' Lewis Braham profiled our effort to launch The Independent Vanguard Adviser.
Out With The Old, In With Version 2.0
We're launching version 2.0 in the middle of a bear market. Thank you for embarking on this journey, even if the water looks a bit choppy.
Taking Stock As We Set Off
If there were any doubts, they were squashed in September—investment markets are firmly in the bear’s grip. Not only are U.S. stocks roughly 25% lower than they were at the start of the year, but bonds are having their worst run in at least four decades.
Money Honey
As I mentioned in the last issue of our old newsletter, Vanguard’s been testing out some new alternatives to their money market funds: Cash Deposit and a new Cash Plus Account. Both use outside banks to provide FDIC insurance and are in what I’d call “beta” mode. But