$1 Million in VOO Pays $871 a Month, and Covering the Gap Means Selling Shares the IRS Taxes
A seven-figure VOO balance sounds like a retirement paycheck until you do the actual math on what it deposits each month, then realize covering the rest means a tax bill your fund prospectus quietly ignores.
You Bought VOO and VTI for Diversification. About 85% of Your Money Sits in the Same Stocks
Buying two broad Vanguard index funds feels like spreading your risk across the market, but the holdings inside each fund tell a very different story about where your money actually ends up.
VOO vs. IVV: Same S&P 500, Same Fee, So Does It Even Matter Which One You Buy?
VOO and IVV charge the same fee and track the same index, yet the plumbing underneath each fund runs on completely different mechanics that can quietly favor one type of investor over another.
VOO & Chill: What's fueling the S&P 500 ETF's relentless run?
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is firing on all cylinders this year, and is leaving other top competitors behind. VOO & Chill is driving record inflows The fund, which tracks the blue-chip S&P 500 Index, has continued adding assets at the fastest pace ever recorded.
Investors Just Poured $43.6 Billion Into VOO in One Month. Here's Why They Ignored the Selloff Talk
Investors funneled $43.6 billion into the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) over the trailing thirty days, according to Eric Balchunas at Bloomberg, even as pundits filled the airwaves with warnings about an overdue selloff.
S&P 500 Index, VOO, SPY ETFs: Why US stocks are poised to surge further
The S&P 500 Index and its ETFs, like VOO and SPY have moved sideways this month and are hovering slightly below their record highs. This consolidation, however, may turn into a calm before the storm ahead of a major comeback as evidenced by some major numbers, including its valuation and earnings growth.
What a $10,000 Investment in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) a Decade Ago Is Worth Today
The S&P 500 encompasses 500 of America's biggest companies. Together, they represent about 80% of the U.S. stock market's value.
It's Not Worth Buying VOO Or QQQ Anymore
I've owned Vanguard 500 Index ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF for years, now 30% and 15% of my portfolio, respectively, but I no longer sleep well with capital parked there. The 19.6x forward P/E looks fine, yet Shiller's CAPE at 42.38x is the second highest since 2000.
VOO's $1 Trillion Problem: Why SpaceX Stays Out Until 2027
SpaceX is now publicly traded and sitting just outside the reach of the world's largest ETF, and the rulebook keeping it out raises real questions about what VOO holders should do while they wait.
Vanguard's S&P 500 index fund changed how we invest — but there may be a smarter way to get into the market
When everyone indexes, what is the market?
Vanguard's First Index Fund Turns 50: Celebrating VFINX
As the month of August came to a close, the first index mutual fund got to celebrate a key milestone. The mutual fund in question is the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX), which originally launched on August 31, 1976.
Where Will the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Be in 20 Years? Here's What History Suggests.
Over the past 100 years, the S&P 500 has generated an average annual return of roughly 10%. If the index can achieve that over the next 20 years, investors would see their money grow by nearly six times.
