Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Message Board
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Prognosis?
This fund is an option offered by my retirement plan. Is it a good choice? I noticed it follows fairly closely what DODFX is doing?
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The expense ratio for VGTSX is 0.32 whereas DODFX has an expense ratio of 0.66. That means that for every $10,000 invested cox and dodge is charging you an extra $34 per year. It doesn't seem like a lot, but if you found that amount of money laying in the street would you want to pick it up?
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I'm already retired, I've had this fund exactly one year today and I'm up 22.38%. No complaints here.
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I think so. I've been in it a year so far, I've got a really long retirement horizon though so I can withstand the risk. Depending how far you are out, you might consider it. Then again, I'm no advisor. Int'l mkts just don't seem to be a bad place at the moment with the weak dollar.
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International Index funds should be a part of your portfolio.
The allocation is up to you.- 1 Reply to kbeyer70
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This fund is out-pacing the other funds in my portfolio, which altogether is pretty conservative.
I am distributed pretty heavily in foreign--20% in this fund and 20% in DODFX. My feeling is that the growth in the next ten years will be overseas. At the same time, American funds are going to remain stable and slowly climb. I don't see much volatility either overseas or in America, at least for another ten-twenty years.
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