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mancityfan

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Vanguard recommendations - Help please
« on: July 20, 2015, 05:26:39 PM »
OK guys, need some advice. I like Vanguard, and have an index fund (VFIAX) that is working out just fine. I have 70k in cash ready to invest and want to diversify into 2/3 areas. I need any recommendations for Vanguard in the following areas:

International Markets
Emerging Markets
REIT's

Thanks in advance for any guidance/help you can give.

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Re: Vanguard recommendations - Help please
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2015, 05:31:34 PM »
How about the following?

International Markets - VTIAX
Emerging Markets - VEMAX
REITs - VGSLX

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Re: Vanguard recommendations - Help please
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 06:00:23 PM »
Note that there are already some REITs in VFIAX and some emerging markets in VTIAX. It's OK to overlap or overweight certain sectors. Just so you know.

If you wanted to just market cap the whole world you could do
40% VFIAX
10% VEXAX
50% VTIAX

That gives you REITs and emerging markets and everything else too.