Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb discusses the company’s new ETF and index fund offerings with MoneyWatch’s Eric Schurenberg. Eric touches on what investment vehicle, traditional funds Read more…

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Vanguard is expanding its index fund family, introducing new funds with ETF Shares to provide investors with additional low-cost stock and bond choices. The new ETFs will be available commission-free to Vanguard Brokerage clients. See the preliminary breakdown of each ETF below Read more…

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“The health-care sector has been all over the map this year, with some investors seeing it as a safe bet during a recession and others shying away from the uncertainty caused by potential Read more…

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Scott Burns, director of ETF analysis with Morningstar, released a video that looks at long and short ways to use health-care ETFs ahead of major reforms. Scott looks into the composition of a few of the broad health care sector ETFs and finds that they have about a 2/3 stake in pharmaceuticals. Read more…

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