You'd think that Wall Street was in Missouri, not New York, as this quarter's earnings season has been turning into a 'show me' season. Companies with great results and great futures are seeing their stocks bid up or at least staying flat after earnings announcements—Apple and McDonald's come to mind as Apple, a market darling, showed Wall Street it could manage to grow without founder Steve Jobs, and shareholders were rewarded. Mickey D also posted a big gain in earnings, but shares fell anyway as the company said it was facing some currency pressures from overseas. More...
Fidelity Contrafund
jerrygg 2012-01-27 13:17:00
I know we are totally Vanguard here but my wife has Fidelity Contrafund in her 401K. The Fidelity Indepentent Advisor seems to give it good marks. More...
Investing for your kids...
butwait 2012-01-27 09:35:41
[b][size=medium][center]Investing: A good fund for your kids? Maybe a midcap[/center][/size][/b] [center][IMG]http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/4ButWait/BESTbaby_feet.gif[/IMG][/center] Now that little baby Bunky has arrived, [b]shouldn't you be putting some money away for More...
FYI bonds- More from the Master
tampabay 2012-01-27 09:33:43
Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff I cover finance, the law, and how the two interact. + Follow on Forbes Business|1/25/2012 @ 8:00PM |1,258 views Recession Scares DoubleLine's More...
Vanguard has delayed the introduction of its two new international bond index funds and ETFs, a move that harkens back to their decision almost exactly one year ago to delay the introduction of the three municipal bond index funds and ETFs. That decision, made as the muni bond market was being roiled, was said to be due, in part, to the fact that fund outflows were rising, and Vanguard said it preferred to wait for the market to stabilize. More...
Happy new year, and welcome to another year of independent thoughts, commentary and the like on the goings-on at Vanguard. If there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that 2012 will find investors more than a little uncertain about just where the markets are headed in the months ahead. But the uncertainty about things like Europe, the U.S. housing market, China's expansion or contraction, and a plethora of other issues will also be tinged with questions about a much more basic portfolio question: Will many investors' continued focus on bonds and bond funds soon come to an end?
I've laid out my expectations in this year's Outlook. Of course, I wasn't right about everything last year, but unlike most pundits, that won't stop me from providing an annual Report Card on both my hits and my misses. Meanwhile, there's still time to take advantage of this year's Hot Hands fund, and to maximize your IRA contribution for 2011 before the tax deadline. Find out how in this month's Independent Adviser.
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Daniel P. Wiener is editor of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, a monthly newsletter that keeps abreast of recent developments at Vanguard, and the annual FFSA Indepedent Guide to the Vanguard Funds. Through his newsletter and guide book, Dan helps tens of thousands of Vanguard investors choose wisely among more than 100 Vanguard mutual funds. The Adviser is a five-time winner of the Newsletter Publishers Foundation's Editorial Excellence Award. More...

| Models | December | 2011 |
| Growth | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| Conservative Growth | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Income | 1.2% | 5.1% |
| Growth Index | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| The average Vanguard investor |
0.3% | 0.6% |
