(VB)

You don't have to build a fancy stock portfolio. Many investors simply settle for a market-tracking index fund, and keep adding funds to that boring but effective long-term investment.

Wall Street was off to a volatile start in 2025, following a steep sell-off in the final weeks of 2024. Notably, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index fell 8.4% in December, marking its worst month since S...

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Small Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.

I maintain a buy rating on VB due to its reasonable valuation, solid earnings growth, and bullish chart, despite a recent 10% correction. VB tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index, offering a diversified ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.30%) is on track to finish above 20% for the seventh time in the 21st century. If it gains only a little momentum, it could end the year up over 30% for the first time since 1997...

Large-cap stocks, particularly mega-cap technology companies, have dominated market returns since the Federal Reserve began its aggressive rate-hiking campaign. From March 2022 through Nov. 2024, the ...