Our mission
To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
At Vanguard, we think four simple principles can improve your chances of investment success.
- Having a goal in mind can help when it comes to picking the right investments. This could be anything from saving for retirement, to buying a home. Your investment plan.
- Are you looking for short-term security or long-term gains? How much growth do you need to reach your goal? Answering questions like these can keep you focused on building a portfolio that’s right for you and your needs.
- Investing in the right mix of stocks and bonds could have a bigger impact on your returns than anything else you do.
- It’s all about finding the right level of risk and reward. Stocks typically give you a higher return over the long-term but are riskier. Whereas bonds are more stable but offer lower potential returns.
- Making money from investments isn’t about predicting the future because the future is unpredictable. Instead, you should focus on the one thing you can control – costs.
- By keeping your costs low, you keep more of your returns. Those savings can really add up, especially in the long term.
- Sometimes our emotions can lead us to make simple mistakes when investing. Like buying the latest hot investment when prices are high then panic-selling when prices drop – the opposite of what common sense says we should do.
- The most successful investors are often those with discipline. Those who invest for the long term and don’t tinker with their portfolios too much.
Our goal is helping you reach yours:
We believe that advice and advocacy can help you achieve better outcomes, whether you partner with our financial advisors or use our robo-advisor.
A track record of strong fund performance
- Money market
- Bond
- Balanced
- Stock
Our funds are crafted with you in mind to help you reach your goals of investment success. Over the last 10 years we have had a history of strong performance.1
- Money market
- Bond
- Balanced
- Stock
Our funds are crafted with you in mind to help you reach your goals of investment success. Over the last 10 years we have had a history of strong performance.1
Vanguard is a leader in low-cost investing
Lower investment costs keep more of your money working for you. See how we keep your costs down, so you have a better chance of investing success.
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*As of December 31, 2023, Vanguard's average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio is 0.08%. Industry average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio: 0.44%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry averages exclude Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2023. This is a hypothetical calculation that does not represent any particular investment and does not account for inflation. Results shown are not guaranteed. There may be other material differences between investment products that must be considered prior to investing.
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1For the 10-year period ended September 30, 2024, 6 of 6 Vanguard money market funds, 82 of 98 Vanguard bond funds, 21 of 23 Vanguard balanced funds, and 168 of 189 Vanguard stock funds—for a total of 277 of 316 Vanguard funds—outperformed their Lipper peer-group averages. Results will vary for other time periods. Only mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) with a minimum 10-year history were included in the comparison. Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. Note that the competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results, and that all investments are subject to risks. For the most recent performance, visit our website at http://www.vanguard.com/performance.
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