This week, Vanguard announced that a number of funds, including very popular funds such as Vanguard Total Stock Market and Vanguard Total International Stock, will soon begin tracking new indexes. As far as I can tell, it’s what I would categorize as “mildly good” news. If you want more information, you may want to check out:
- The announcement from Vanguard,
- Morningstar’s interview with Vanguard’s Joel Dickson explaining the change,
- Rick Ferri’s article assessing the changes affecting domestic funds,
- A WSJ article from Jason Zweig discussing the new CRSP indexes back when they were first created, or
- A webcast next Tuesday in which Gus Sauter and Rebecca Katz of Vanguard will discuss the new changes.
Excellent Interviews
- How to Retire by 50 (Farnoosh Torabi of Yahoo Finance interviewing Darrow Kirkpatrick)
- Tax Planning Strategies for This Fall (Christine Benz interviewing financial planner Michael Kitces)
- Estate Planning Tips for Same-Sex Couples (Christine Benz interviewing family-law attorney Jill Metz)
Investing Articles
- The Error-Proof Portfolio from Christine Benz
- The DALBAR Study Overstates the Behavior Gap from The Finance Buff
- “Tracking Error” Regret is a Real Risk from Larry Swedroe
- Getting Free Advice from a CFP from Financial Ramblings
- Your Most Critical Retirement Planning Challenge from Steve Vernon
Other Money-Related Articles
- A Checking Account Paying More Than High Yield Savings from The Finance Buff
- Betterment Gifts: An Alternative to Wedding Registry Sites from Matthew Amster-Burton
Thanks for reading!
Hi. I'm Mike Piper, the author of this blog. I'm a CPA and the author of several personal finance books. The point of this blog is to show that investing doesn't have to be complicated. 
I always get excited to read the “Retired by 50 (45) (55)” articles, but they always end up disappointing for one reason or another, usually because those that supposedly retired are “cheating” in some way – huge pension, fully paid healthcare, spouse still working, etc …
sure enough, right in the middle of the article you link to above …
“It’s worth noting that his wife still works as schoolteacher, which helps to secure the family’s health insurance.”
Guy is not retired … he is a stay-at-home husband … nothing wrong with that, but he’s not retired any more than my stay-at-home wife is.