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Our approach to climate risk

In this second of two Q&As, John Galloway discusses Vanguard's views on climate change and the role that effective stewardship will play throughout the energy transition to mitigate the financial threat to long-term investors.

06 May 2022
read time7 min read
Portfolio construction

What can new retirees withdraw from a portfolio? A scenario analysis

What can new retirees withdraw from a portfolio? Vanguard research looks into sustainable withdrawal rates.

28 Apr 2022
Portfolio construction

Using passive for active

Learn how passive investing is being used to build portfolios with active exposures.

11 Apr 2022
read time5 min read
Portfolio construction

Topics and trends that shaped global governance in 2021

Vanguard's investment stewardship efforts in 2021 include global advocacy, engagement, and voting activities

06 Apr 2022
read time2 min read

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The Big Quit isn't quitting quite yet

29 Apr 2022read time4 min read
Markets and economy

Vanguard economic and market update - April 2022

29 Apr 2022
Markets and economy

When the investment environment changes, so do withdrawal rates

28 Apr 2022read time5 min read
Markets and economy

What the yield curve is - and isn't - telling us

26 Apr 2022read time8 min read
Portfolio construction

Part 2: Aligning portfolios with ESG values in Australia - an industry view

This second blog post from our ESG index provider FTSE Russell, discusses how their exclusionary ESG indexes allow you to transparently align portfolios with ESG values.

05 Apr 2022
read time5 min
Portfolio construction

A new form of active?

New Vanguard research explores how investors are increasingly using passive funds to build active portfolios.

05 Apr 2022
read time4 min read
Portfolio construction

A voice for long-term shareholder value

In this first of two Q&As, John Galloway, global head of Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team, discusses corporate governance practices and how Vanguard addresses ESG risks that can affect long-term shareholder value in its equity funds.

21 Mar 2022
read time6 min read
Portfolio construction

Part 1: Aligning portfolios with ESG values in Australia

This blog post from our ESG index provider FTSE Russell discusses how their exclusionary ESG indexes allow you to transparently align portfolios with ESG values.

21 Mar 2022
read time8 min read
Portfolio construction

Investing in your values

Investors seeking to achieve their investment goals while considering the impact of their money have more choices than ever. Understanding the different methods used to implement ESG investment strategies is a good first step for investors to help clarify the confusion.

10 Feb 2022
read time3 min
Portfolio construction

Own and engage - or avoid? Vanguard's approach to ESG investing

With robust stewardship practices, index funds can encourage good governance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by the companies they invest in. That's why we believe in the value of owning and engaging with companies on ESG risks. But it's not our only approach.

23 Jan 2022
read time5 min
Portfolio construction

The role of bonds in a low-yield environment

A Vanguard paper explores how bonds act as shock absorbers for portfolios when equity markets are under stress.

29 Nov 2021
Portfolio constructionDuncan Burns

Why investors should treat exotic ETFs with caution

A low-cost, diversified core portfolio with only a few exciting satellite exchange traded funds (ETFs) is the best way to build your wealth without taking on too much risk.

27 Oct 2021
read time3 min
Portfolio construction

Our ESG ETFs: Apply values-based exclusions to a broad market index

ESG investors want to invest with confidence. Confidence that they are aligning their investments with their values. Confidence that the screening process results in an investment that maintains a high correlation to the parent benchmark.

14 Oct 2021
read time4 min
Portfolio construction

Diversification still works: Exploring the equity-bond relationship with K-means clustering

Government bonds can hedge against equity market drops for both U.S. and global investors.

07 Oct 2021

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