![]() ![]() Among many others, you'll find the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK), the Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) and the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX). The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) focuses on developing economies, which can be riskier but grow rapidly. At Vanguard, for example, the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (ticker symbol: VXUS) covers the world market except for U.S. Yup! Many major mutual fund companies offer a wide range of index funds. Do any index funds focus on stocks outside the U.S? - O.L., Madison, Mississippi A. Superinvestor Warren Buffett recommends that most people invest via low-cost, broad-market index funds. And plenty of blue-chip stocks - such as Boeing, ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble and Walmart - have underperformed the S&P 500 over the past decade. The vast majority of actively managed stock funds, for example, underperform their benchmark indexes. You might outperform the stock market's average handily if you invest in some individual stocks or mutual funds that perform very well - but that's far from guaranteed and, arguably, unlikely. ![]() (The best index funds have miniscule fees.) Over many decades, the S&P 500 has averaged annual gains of close to 10%, but over your particular investment period, the average might be higher or lower. If you invest primarily in index funds that track the broad market, such as an S&P 500 index fund, you can expect to earn roughly the same return as the index, less any fees. ![]() I don't think that's going to last what kind of average gain should I expect over, say, a decade? - G.C., Keene, New Hampshire A. I've only been investing for a few years, and my average annual return is 18%. ![]()
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