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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX) achieves a +9 Fund Authority Score

The diversified investment fund strategy of the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund According to the Vanguard website, the investment strategy of the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index mutual fund is to use a “passive managementâ€”or indexingâ€”investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCIÂ® US Broad Market Index, which represents 99.5% or more […]

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