3 Magnificent Vanguard ETFs to Buy and Hold Forever
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are fantastic tools to have in your investment arsenal. These baskets of stocks can be bought and sold like individual stocks, yet they give you exposure to whatever market sectors or investment style you'd like to target. There's even a selection of ETFs that mimic the broader market's returns, allowing you to essentially own the S 500 (for example) with just one purchase.
Vanguard ETFs are among the most popular with beginner and seasoned investors alike due to their strong track records and extremely low expenses. Let's look at a few that could easily fit into most long-term portfolios.
Why spend lots of time trying to build a portfolio that might beat the market when you can match the market's returns with just one purchase? That's the main value of the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEMKT: VTI). This ETF tracks the performance of essentially all large-capitalization, mid-cap, and small-cap companies that trade on U.S. stock exchanges. It is highly popular among investors, with $1.5 trillion of assets under management.
Source Fool.com
