A reader recently asked me how to choose between ETFs when creating a low-cost ETF portfolio. The first step, of course, is to choose the asset allocation that you want. But what then? For example, any of the following ETFs could satisfy the large-cap U.S. equity portion of your portfolio: Vanguard Large Cap ETF (VV) [...]
Quick note: This article focuses on ETFs from the perspective of a buy & hold investor. If you’re looking for information for more active investors, I’d suggest signing up for a Morningstar account. (It’s free.) Last week’s post on the best/lowest-cost index funds went company-by-company. One of the nice things about ETFs is that all [...]
I’m a firm believer that investing doesn’t have to be complicated and that it doesn’t have to require a great deal of ongoing effort. In that vein, I’m always drawn to “lazy portfolios.” The following are ETF renditions of some of the most popular lazy portfolios. Most of them could be done just as well [...]