It’s quite common. During periods of market volatility, some clients may feel the urge to sell their portfolio holdings and wait out the storm in cash. Their reasoning might be something like, “I can always get back in once markets stabilize and start to rise again.”

Managing personal finances can be stressful and time-consuming given the complexity and critical nature of financial decisions. In this paper, we study the emotional benefits and time-saving value that paid professional financial advice provides to clients.

The projections and other information generated by the VCMM regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of future results.

Global trade developments have made us more optimistic for modest economic growth in 2025. But policy uncertainty remains high.

In investing, you get what you don’t pay for. Lower fees let investors keep more of their returns and improve the chances of investment success.

Our annual look at the current state of DC retirement plans is here! Within the pages of How America Saves 2025 is the data that sponsors and consultants need to help their participants take the right actions for a more prosperous retirement.

April’s tariff-driven market volatility was the perfect proving ground for ETFs. During that period, ETFs withstood the many challenges the markets threw their way better than portfolios of the underlying securities, new Vanguard research shows.

Global tariff discussions have played a dominant role in shaping the economic outlook both in the U.S. and abroad. In this short video, Kevin Khang, Vanguard senior international economist, explains their impact and addresses other key investing themes.