Vanguard Total Stock Market index fund?

What are your opinions on it??

I regret to say that I do not have a very high opinion. Here is the problem. Even though the name is total stock market, it is not exactly that. Although the fund contains 3607 stocks they are all U S companies. Furthermore, it is capitalization weighted which means that the 10 stocks make up 16% of the portfolio. 50 stocks probably make up 35% or more. What is the real point of the other 3650 stocks? And U S stocks account for less than 40% of the world stock market. The name itself is a misnomer. Not only that buy its return is almost pathetic at 6.77% for 10 years. Bonds would have given a better return almost without the risk.

I have a much higher opinion of the Vanguard Global Equity Fund. 10 year return is 13.11% almost twice the 3650 stock behemeth and much more diversified.

Solid fund with low cost. A good play on the domestic stock market.

Like a previous answer, its a low cost way of investing in the total stock market. It has low fees and tax benefits because of the low turnover (trading.) Vanguard is one the most respected investment companies there are.

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