Because AVUS is an ETF, it's best compared with Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index ETF VTI. In that same period, the cumulative gain for VTI was 91.9%. Although that outperformance by AVUS is far ...

Passive indexes routinely clobber funds actively managed by professional stock pickers. Last year was no exception.

Buckingham shared this breakdown of valuations as of Dec. 31 for the core TPS portfolio and companies of the Russell 3000 Index RUA and the S&P 500, as well as those indexes' value and growth subsets.

The U.S. stock market broadened its rally this week, with all S&P 500 sectors booking weekly gains, as investors appeared ...

While all ETFs are different, there are two Vanguard funds I personally own and plan to continue buying for decades. An S&P ...