The Independent Vanguard Adviser
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Retirement

A collection of 13 posts

IVA Research

Upping the Limit: 2026

Updating the 2026 contribution limits for retirement accounts.

| 13 min read
Weekly Brief

Bonds Get a Boost, Retirement Gets an Annuity—Vanguard’s Busy Week

No crash after all | Vanguard readies Core-Plus Bond Index ETF | New Lifetime Income Trusts add an annuity option | Distribution season looms| Vanguard backtracks on bitcoin | RMD reminder

| 10 min read
IVA Research

Gifting a Roth IRA: 2025

Jumpstart a young person’s retirement by opening (or adding to) a Roth IRA.

| 8 min read
IVA Research

Upping The Limit: 2025

Updating the 2025 contribution limits for retirement accounts.

| 9 min read
IVA Research

Total Return Eats Income’s Lunch

Why you should focus on total returns, not income.

| 4 min read
IVA Research

One Income Fund to Rule Them All

My search for Vanguard’s best income fund.

| 18 min read