About this blog

At Vanguard, we’ve always believed in candid, direct communication with investors. In fact, it’s one of our core principles. We created this blog so we could talk about what we see happening in our industry and hear what’s on the minds of our shareholders.

We’ve asked a group of our most experienced leaders to share their personal and professional perspectives on issues facing investors. Together, our authors have decades of experience in economic analysis, investment advice, retirement research, portfolio management, and financial journalism.

Commenting guidelines
We welcome your feedback on this blog, but be aware that comments will be published at Vanguard’s sole discretion. Please don’t use this blog to submit questions about your investments or customer-service issues. Instead, contact Vanguard directly.

Some other factors to consider when commenting:

  1. Comments are anonymous. We’ll delete your name, e-mail address, and any other identifying information, including details about your investments.
  2. No responses—sorry! As much as we’d like to, we won’t respond to individual comments. Our bloggers might occasionally reference comments in their own posts, but you will not receive a personal response through the blog. To submit questions or comments about your Vanguard investments or customer-service issues, contact Vanguard directly.
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  6. The fine print: Opinions expressed in blog comments are those of the persons submitting the comments, and don’t necessarily represent the views of Vanguard or its management.