Another top Vanguard fund to consider for long-term safety is the Vanguard Growth Index Fund. It has an even smaller expense ratio of 0.04%. It isn't as much of a dividend play, as it yields 0.4%, but ...

Competition in the passive index fund space is intense. While active managers try to stand out with performance, strategy or brand reputation, index fund providers compete primarily on scale and fees.

Let’s face it. The talking heads of market media can’t let the idea go. In case you haven’t already learned, what they gotta do is convince you and me that today is a good time to make a change and ...