The Hidden Cost of Owning Every Stock: $167,050 of a $500,000 VTI Position Sits in Its Top Ten Names
A fund owning thousands of stocks sounds like true diversification, but the math behind a $500,000 VTI position tells a more uncomfortable story about where your money actually goes.
This Stellar High Yield Vanguard ETF Is Beating VTI and VOO This Year
For millions of investors, the S&P 500 and total US market are the entire equity conversation.
You Thought You Owned 3,600 Stocks—You Actually Own a $1.2 Trillion Tech Bet
You bought Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) because a total-market fund sounds safer than a plain S&P 500 fund.
This ETF Just Undercut VTI on Fees. Should You Actually Switch?
The fee-war headline writes itself. JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF (BATS:BBUS) now sits at a 0.02% expense ratio, which puts BBUS a hair under Vanguard's flagship total-market fund.
These 3 Total Market ETFs Look Interchangeable but Picking the Wrong One Costs You Real Money Over a Lifetime
Three total market index ETFs dominate the do-it-yourself investor's shortlist for whole-market US equity exposure: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI), iShares Core S&P Total U.S.
VTI vs. IWM: Which Broad Index ETF Is the Better Buy?
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF of small-cap stocks has outperformed large-cap stocks recently, but not in the long run. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF owns more than 3,400 stocks of all sizes and has outperformed the Russell 2000 for the past 10 years (and longer).
The Smartest Vanguard ETF to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) enhances equity coverage of the S&P 500 by including small- and mid-cap stocks. Earnings growth for small caps has been accelerating, making them a particularly attractive risk/reward opportunity at the moment.
VT vs. VTI: Should You Own the Whole World or Just America?
The choice between Vanguard Total World Stock (NYSEARCA:VT) and Vanguard Total Stock Market (NYSEARCA:VTI) looks like a choice between two flavors of Vanguard indexing.
How ETFs can be effective building blocks for retirees
ETFs can offer retirees built-in diversification and tax efficiency for their investment portfolios. Experts from Vanguard and Schwab share strategies for retirement investing.
Vanguard's World Stock Market ETF: Is the Whole Better than the Parts?
by Victor Haghani, James White, 5/22/26 Advisor Perspectives welcomes guest contributions. The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Advisor Perspectives.
The Tax-Loss Harvest That Cost a 66-Year-Old Retiree $2,400 in Wash-Sale Penalties She Never Saw Coming
In December 2026 she sold $300,000 of a long-held Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI | VTI Price Prediction) position at a $90,000 loss to offset gains realized earlier in the year.
If Your Advisor Said to Add Bonds at 65, They Were Right — in 1995. Here's What That Advice Should Sound Like in 2026.
Over the past 30 years, the investing landscape for retirees has altered radically.
