The main reason for using the ETF and managed index funds that Vanguard offers is to get diversification at low cost and we applaud them for doing that job for us well. However we've recently been informed that rather than stick to their business Vanguard has chosen to actively support, via financial donations, the looney right-wing political disruptors such as Donald Trump, who are a greater threat to our security and well-being that the Vanguard funds are a benefit to our well-being. If that is true, we invite Vanguard to explain and/or publically alter that behaviour, or we will be removing our clients' funds from the Vanguard range of ETFs and managed funds and looking elsewhere to a more ethical way of achieving the same, or similar diversification. We'd appreciate Money Mag 's efforts to have Vanguard respond so that others who may share our concerns can hear their side of the story.

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Great Article- Most people don't know that Investing in ETF's (as shown above) scientifically and statistically outperforms actively managed funds 96% of the time over any 10 year period. (proven through multiple studies)

The key in today's crazy eco political global market place, is when to enter and exit the market to preserve your gains. You have to understand that most ETF's and even mutal/managed funds show a great return post the GFC (2009 and onwards), as it's simply been a massive recovery from the 2008 GFC and stock crash, you could have been blindfolded and thrown a dart at most ETF's and made great money since 2008.

The real money is what happens with the next GFC/crash. We all know it's looming, rising US interest rates are already having global impacts and with current over inflated PE ratio's, it looks like it will be 70-80% crash which will dwarf the 40-50% crash in 2008.

The key is still knowing when to sell and preserve or even buy inverse ETF's to make money from the looming decline. I not not doom and glooming here, you can make a fortune when the market turns, if you have the right information that is...

But great article to show people that ETF's are the way to go, 96% of the time they outperform any active money manager over any 10 year period, and they have small fee's of .12 to .5 on average. Saving a small 1% annual fee on your investments, translates to 10 more years of income during retirement for the average investor. small fee's big impact on your money! ETF's allow you to keep more of your money, means less for the active money managers so don't expect them to give them glowing reviews as ETF's do not pay commissions to money managers like most actively managed funds do.

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Political donations are listed online. I can't see anything from Vanguard and would find that highly unusual.

In terms of investors, "Howard Savings and Loan" and "Berkshire Hathaway Automotive" are reported to have each made a $2700 donation.

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