IVA Research
A collection of 194 posts
Why Vanguard’s Active Growth & Income Funds Fall Short
FUNDS FOCUS — ACTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS | Index funds set a high bar, particularly for core holdings—and none of Vanguard’s actively managed Growth & Income funds clear it.
Narrowing The Field: Decoding Vanguard’s Indexed Growth & Income Funds
FUNDS FOCUS — GROWTH AND INCOME INDEX FUNDS | Vanguard offers no shortage of index funds designed for generating both growth and income. I’ll give you my top picks as well as the ones you can safely ignore.
Vanguard’s Market Call Comes With an Asterisk
MAILBAG | Vanguard’s latest outlook flips the classic portfolio on its head—but history, humility, and diversification still matter.
My 2025 Scorecard
Grading my 2025 Outlook: I got the big economic call right, correctly anticipated the bull market’s staying power and stuck with foreign stocks. My forecasts for market leadership and bonds were more mixed.
Compounding Through the Noise
2025 MARKET REVIEW: How investors were rewarded for staying disciplined as leadership broadened beyond AI.