4 Best Vanguard Index Funds For Building a Long Term Portfolio Story

4 Best Vanguard Index Funds For Building a Long Term Portfolio

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Investing can always seem like a daunting task. There are so many options to invest in; which one is the best? Those is the thoughts that roll through our heads as we think about investing. It is hard.

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One thing that makes it easy is the invention of the index fund. Vanguard created the index funds, so I want to explore what are the best Vanguard Index funds.

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HERE ARE THE 8 BEST VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS

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It is truly one of the best index funds out there. The expense ratio is 0.04%, and it has a great ETF. VTI is the ETF of VTSAX.

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This is a great fund to get started in. It invests in the top 500 companies in the U.S. so that you will have a large-cap exposure within the U.S. economy.

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VBTLX offers an index fund that has a broad range of bonds. There are stipulations. This index fund does not hold any junk bonds or any C-graded bonds, and this is a way to keep the bond index fund from fluctuation.

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This index fund consists of thousands of companies worldwide. There are about 7000 different companies that help make up VTIAX.

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