Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Not Bogle's Vanguard
34 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Vanguard’s New Product Push
Annuity Tradeoffs
Active-Passive Confusion
Nonprofit or Not?
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ESOP Concentration Risk
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GI Bill and College Savings
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Don and Tom question whether the investment industry—and increasingly Vanguard—keeps creating new products simply to stay relevant rather than solve real investor problems. They critique Vanguard’s new Target Retirement Lifetime Income Fund, which combines a target-date fund with an annuity, arguing that it sacrifices liquidity, introduces inflation risk, and obscures costs. They also take aim at Vanguard’s new Active/Passive Model Portfolio Series, suggesting it adds unnecessary complexity a...