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$10 salads, $4 gas, and low inflation

Note: For an expanded look at Vanguard’s outlook for inflation—and an explanation of the data behind our analysis—read our interview with Joe Davis on vanguard.com.

As Vanguard’s chief economist, I’m often asked about inflation. And it’s an important topic. …

Written on February 6, 2012 at 11:35 am, by

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Stopping the silent killer of returns

There continues to be a lot of focus on the consequences of today’s low-rate environment. In such an environment, one of the most important things an investor can do is economize on the cost of the financial services they’re buying …

Written on October 28, 2011 at 10:00 am, by

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Making retirement work

If you haven’t saved enough for retirement, one possible solution is working longer. But a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute* paints a somewhat bleak view of the benefit of doing so. The study suggests that if …

Written on July 7, 2011 at 10:53 am, by

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Price war? Not exactly

You may have noticed news coverage in recent weeks about reductions in expense ratios for some of Vanguard’s funds. Most recently, for example, we reported that expenses declined for several of our international index funds.

As one who long …

Written on February 25, 2011 at 9:59 am, by

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Yes, Virginia, we really are client-owned

While listening to groups of investors recently as part of some research, we learned something that was, to us, a bit disappointing.

And thereby hangs a tale.…

Written on March 25, 2010 at 11:32 am, by

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My “spin” on laundry … and investing

We spent part of last weekend looking for replacements for our old washer and dryer, which definitely were on their last legs. In doing a bit of research before heading for the appliance store, I found an unexpected parallel with …

Written on May 13, 2009 at 8:52 am, by

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