Drawdown from financial accounts in retirement
A new Vanguard analysis of the withdrawal patterns of retail clients at or near retirement age finds that if withdrawals from retirees' financial accounts are meant to mainly serve as retirement income, our observed withdrawal incidence is lower than expected.
Some patience required: outperformance in active fixed income
New Vanguard research considers the question of patience in active fixed income investing. Outperforming active fixed income funds have periods of underperformance, with differences seen across investment strategies.
In active equity funds, concentration matters. Active bond funds? It's complicated.
A Vanguard paper explores the relationship of the number of fixed income fund holdings to systemic risk and alpha.
Market Perspectives: Vanguard's monthly economic market update
Vanguard's monthly update provides timely analysis on important market and economic news. View our latest insights on trade tensions, Brexit, policy changes, and more.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Commentary
After a period of outperformance, Emerging Markets HY underperformed IG with the HY-IG spread widening 15bps. This marks the end of strong second quarter with a quarterly return of 4%.
Investor expectations in the COVID crisis
Investor expectations for U.S. stock market returns appeared to follow market activity in close lockstep.
A midyear update on our economic and market outlook
Vanguard's mid-2021 update on the economy and markets looks at how differences in vaccination rates and varied levels of fiscal support are likely to produce uneven economic growth.
Fuel for the F.I.R.E.: Updating the 4% rule for early retirees
A new Vanguard research paper illustrates how F.I.R.E. investors can improve their chances of financing an early retirement by using Vanguard's principles for investing success.
Our annual How America Saves research provides comprehensive analysis of retirement saving behavior that can help you optimize your plan and improve participant outcomes. A strong plan design can serve participants well in all markets—even those defined by heightened uncertainty and increased volatility.
Vanguard's framework for constructing globally diversified portfolios
A Vanguard paper reviews the decisions individual investors face when constructing a globally diversified portfolio.
Planning for health care costs in retirement
This paper presents a model that forecasts health care costs for retirees to help with planning for annual and out-of-pocket expenses.
The unwinding of loose monetary policy: How far will yields rise?
As monetary policy loosens, global bond yields are likely to rise, but only modestly.
Why rises in bond yields should be only modest
Central banks are likely to raise policy rates and reduce the size of their balance sheets in the years ahead, but this should translate to only modest increases in bond yields, according to Vanguard Asia-Pacific senior economist Alexis Gray.
Vanguard Active Fixed Income Perspectives
Low-cost, sophisticated active fixed income can uncover opportunities in this market environment through security selection and thoughtful portfolio construction.