Vanguard - 500 Index Fund Review

Vanguard has a well deserved reputuaion for low fees and good service. They have mutual funds for just about any style of investing. If you know what you want in an investment, they probably have a fund that will fit your needs. If you are not so sure what you are doing then index funds are the way to go. The most widely watched index is the Standard and Poor 500. It is made up of 500 different stocks that closely track the overall market and over the long haul the stock market has the best return of any investment.

The Vanguard Index 500 Fund is an almost exact match of the S&P 500 index. There are many other fund companies that do the same thing but Vanguard was first with the concept and their fees are some of the lowest in the industry. If everybody is trying to match the S&P 500 then the one with the best overall return on your money will be the one who takes the lowest fees from your account. And since they are not trading any stocks or any other kind of activities in the fund, why should they charge large fees? For an index fund the thing to look for is the lowest fee.