Topic

Fund Analysis

A collection of 39 posts

IVA Research

Revved Up Real Estate

Real estate has delivered stock-like returns but with far greater risk than you’d think, given the fundamentals. What’s an investor to do?

| 12 min read
IVA Research

Investing in Sectors Passively or Not

FUNDS FOCUS — ACTIVE SECTOR FUNDS | Can the Wellington-run sector funds outperform their index competitors?

| 8 min read
IVA Research

Searching the Sectors

FUNDS FOCUS — SECTOR INDEX FUNDS and ETFs | Whether you’re a trader or an investor, Vanguard’s sector index funds can be useful tools. But the potential rewards often blind investors to the risks.

| 22 min read
IVA Research

Keeping Your Balance

FUNDS FOCUS – BALANCED FUNDS | Vanguard’s product stable is full of solid, simple, low-cost, diversified balanced funds—there’s a lot to like. But as my top pick demonstrates, with a little effort, simple can be improved.

| 24 min read
IVA Research

A Better 50-50 Portfolio

How to balance your portfolio using Wellington and Wellesley Income.

| 2 min read
IVA Research

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

FUNDS FOCUS – Life-Cycle | There’s a lot to like about Vanguard’s allocations, and I’ve always said that investing doesn’t need to be complicated, but investing isn’t one size fits all, either.

| 23 min read