Is Vangurard Windsor 2 a good fund to invest in now?
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at
9:51 am
The Joker asked:
For the long term, I’m talking 10-15 years is it wise to keep investing in Vanguard Windsor 2 fund?
For the long term, I’m talking 10-15 years is it wise to keep investing in Vanguard Windsor 2 fund?
My retirement funds are all in target retirement funds.
This is just for personal investment.
I lost a lot of money in funds, but I’m optimistic about the future.
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I used to own shares of Vanguard Windsor II, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Commissions tend to eat away at money you would otherwise make in the fund. I’d recommend a low cost index fund or a good small cap fund (often good small-cap funds are closed to new investors, so you may have to do quite a bit of research to find one with a good manager). Small caps tend to get hit hardest in market crashes, but also tend to lead when the next bull market begins.
Fred
Fred is totally wrong about “commisions” in the Vanguard Windsor Fund II. Suggesting a small cap fund to a conservative investor may also be a mistake. A conservative investor will usually have no more than 10% of their portfolio in a small cap fund.
This is a decent conservative fund. It’s “managed” which means you can earn more than the “market”. If it fits with your current asset allocation & you like the “objective”…… go for it!