Best Vanguard Mutual Fund??

I am looking to drop 15 to 30k on a Vanguard Mutual Fund. I am in my mid 40's and will not need this money till retirement. Willing to take risk. Any recommendations??

Thanks,

Alan

If you're stuck with/on Vanguard (many other mutual funds have well outperformed them - see morningstar.com / fund screener) here are your best prospects, not too shabby. I wouldn't recommend 1 fund, you need some diversification across sectors/countries:

VGPMX - Precious Metals/Mining - avg'ing ~ +40%/yr
VEMIX or VEIEX - Emerging Mkts - avg'ing ~ +35%/yr
VGELX - Energy - avg'ing ~ +30%/yr

Right now, I would look for a diversified large-cap growth fund where the holdings have international exposure.

As long as you have $10k in a fund you won't have to pay any "extra" fees. So you could do as many as 3 if you wanted to spread out and diversify a bit. You could do something broad like S&P500 fund (VFINX), An international fund (VEURX), and maybe a sector specific fund or more conservative bond fund.

disclaimer - I do own both above-mentioned funds, they've been good to me, but may not be best for you. I'm not a professional investor, just an individual one.

But here are some links to choose for yourself
index funds https://personal.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/...
all funds - includes index funds https://personal.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/...

50% VTSMX Total Market Index
20% VGTSX Total International Index
20% VBIIX Intermediate Term Bond Index
10% VMMXX Prime Money Market

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