Vanguard recently executed its largest cut to investment fees in its roughly five-decade existence. The largest investment management firm in the world lowered the expense ratio on 168 of its mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Retirees looking to diversify into international stocks can find a low-cost solution aboard the ship of Vanguard. To this day, Vanguard continues to drive down fees (think gross expense ratios) toward the floor.

Vanguard’s new fee cuts are a win for retail investors — helping to boost long-term returns. Here's what a low expense ratio means.

Global stock markets have gotten off to a healthy start in 2025. Late last year, Goldman Sachs, along with several other major investment firms, forecast around a 10% total return for the benchmark S&P 500 this year.

Asset manager Vanguard said on Monday it was lowering the cost of investing across its fund lineup in its largest cut ever and estimated that this would translate into savings of more than $350 million for its investors this year.

If you were asked what did Samsung Electronics, Saudi Aramco and Kweichow Moutai have in common, besides being 3 of the largest companies in the world? Surprisingly, the answer is this: none of them have any public stock available on a US exchange.