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Feb 2025
19m 47s

Vanguard Fee Cuts May Be Small, But They...

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Dan Sotiroff, a senior manager research analyst for Morningstar, explains how lower fees on dozens of Vanguard investments will likely benefit both investors and the popular money manager. Plus, we hear from the hosts of our new podcast, The Morning Filter. David Sekera, Morningstar's chief US market strategist, and Susan Dziubinski, an investment specialist at Morningstar Inc., discuss how they cut through the noise of the stock market each week.

Vanguard Fee Cuts 2025

Why Is Vanguard Cutting Fees Now?

6 Noteworthy Vanguard Funds and ETFs With Cheaper Expense Ratios 

Vanguard Signals to Investors to Consider Bond Funds

Is Vanguard’s New CEO Putting Pressure on BlackRock to Lower Fees?

Has the “Race to the Bottom” of Cheaper Fund Fees Started Again?

What Lower Fund Fees Mean for Vanguard Investors in the Long Term

How Vanguard Can Keep and Grow Their Customer Base

What’s New in the Markets

Introducing The Morning Filter Podcast

How The Morning Filter Brings Unique Insights to Listeners

What to Expect from The Morning Filter’s Weekly Analysis of Stock Picks and Pans Market

Outlook 2025: What Investors Can Expect 

How Investors and Advisors Learn from The Morning Filter

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Vanguard Cuts Fees on Nearly 90 Funds and ETFs

Vanguard in 2025: What Investors Need to Know

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