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You Can’t Outrun Taxes—But You Can Manage Them

ETFs and index funds don’t erase your tax bill; they just let you decide when to pay it. Here’s how distributions and timing shape what you actually take home.

| 14 min read
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Capital Gains Sneak Peek: 2025

Capital gains season is shaping up to be costly for many Vanguard investors. Plan ahead with this early read.

| 11 min read
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When a Great Fund Stumbles: Stay the Course or Move on?

Every active fund faces moments of doubt from shareholders. For Dividend Growth, that moment is now. I weigh the fund’s legacy, leadership transition and the case for staying or moving on.

| 24 min read
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Should You Stick with Dividend Growth? Peter Fisher Makes the Case

INTERVIEW — My exclusive conversation with Wellington’s Peter Fisher, portfolio manager on Dividend Growth

| 20 min read
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Lunch Time in the Board Room: 2025

Are Vanguard’s Board of Trustees eating their own cooking—investing alongside the shareholders they represent?

| 12 min read
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Nibbling Around the Edges: 2025

Is the manager of your mutual fund (or ETF) invested alongside you?

| 8 min read