Bonds portfolios and interest rates
You may be familiar with the relationship between bond prices and interest rates. But are rising interest rates always bad for bond portfolios?
What are credit spreads, and what does it mean for your portfolio when they widen or tighten?
What is the role bonds play in a diversified investment portfolio and how do they behave through different market conditions?
The 2021 Vanguard Index Chart illustrates how sticking to a long-term investment plan, with diversification, allows you to grow your wealth even in the face of market crises and short-term volatility.
Understanding indexing: Plain Talk
This guide explains the difference between actively and passively managed index funds.
This video explains the approach of passive index fund managers is not to try and beat the market.
How to use index funds as the building blocks of a successful investment portfolio.
This guide explains all about investing in shares, and becoming a company shareholder.
Having a mix of investments across different asset classes such as shares, bonds, property or cash is the key achieving diversified exposure.
This video explains the important role bonds play in investment portfolios to help reduce volatility and spread risks.
This video explains the basics of shares and dividends, and why they are riskier than other types of assets.
Whether you're looking to generate income, diversify your investments or reduce volatility, bonds can be a smart choice.
Diversified Investments Quick Guide
This brochure shows the structures of Vanguard's four multi-asset diversified investment funds.
Vanguard Diversified Index ETFs
How Vanguard's low-cost multi-sector index ETFs provide broad diversification across multiple asset classes.
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