The Best Mutual Funds in the World

We created what we call the Utterly Simple Portfolio, a 50/50 mix of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Fund. We tracked that portfolio for 1999 through 2002, a period that contained both a raging bull market and a prolonged, tough bear market. We held this Utterly Simple Portfolio up against our recommended Vanguard funds, and the results are shown ... ................
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