Balanced funds can be an investor’s best friend. If you can handle some ups and downs, up to about a 20% drop in value, and you’re planning to invest for at least 10 years, these “set it and forget it ...

Vanguard's Target Retirement Funds generally allow for very low minimums of just $1,000 (compared to $3,000 for most of its ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Vanguard and Fidelity offer popular index funds with competitive expense ...

Looking for an Allocation Balanced fund? You may want to consider Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund (VTINX) as a possible option. While this fund is not tracked by the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank, we ...