VANGUARD 529 INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE FOR JANUARY 2013
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of January 2013. If you will recall, December’s monthly automatic contribution happened on January 2, 2013. January 2, 2013, was a great foreshadowing day for the month of January. It was a “gap-up” day. The market opened considerably higher than the close of [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for Dec 2012 and Calendar Year 2012
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of December 2012. The contribution to the 529 this month actually happened on Jan. 2, 2013, so I am using that as the end of Dec 2012 for all portfolios. December was an excellent month, especially in regard to total returns, but also we received another [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for November 2012
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of November 2012. The allocation on 30-Nov-2012 is as follows: 30-Nov-12 Vanguard Total International Stock Index Portfolio 37.11% Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio 14.46% Vanguard High-Yield Bond Portfolio 16.04% Vanguard Small-Cap Index Portfolio 16.29% Vanguard Total Stock Market Portfolio 16.10% Total 100.00% [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for October 2012
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of October 2012. For the markets, October was relatively flat, with a drop in value as November grew closer. One news report would say how the market liked President Obama because of easy money, unlimited Federal Reserve money printing, and record deficit spending, [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for September 2012
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of September 2012. I know I have been delinquent in providing updates here on the blog. I have been watching the asset allocation closely to see if a rebalance is required. For the month of September, the international fund has continued to correct itself, moving farther from [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for August 2012
Here is the performance of our Vanguard 529 portfolio for the month of August-2012. Been watching the asset allocation the last couple months. The three equity funds have been increasing at about the same rate, so overall allocation has not changed too much. Interesting point, back in June when we got the 1st signal to [...]
Updates: June-2012 Vanguard 529 Index Fund and More Free Money from Upromise
Here are some quick updates for everyone. The asset allocations for the five index funds were posted at the start of the month; we did not get a chance to rebalance, which is OK. I would rather have to rebalance because a fund has grown too large as opposed to the fund having lost too [...]
Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Performance for April & May 2012
This is going to be a quick post this month, very mechanical. Playing catch-up. Considering the market performance during the month of May, I want to ensure everything is accurate. At the end of April, the allocation of our Vanguard portfolio was: Vanguard Small-Cap Index (NAESX): 16.59% (down from 16.69%; goal = 15%) Vanguard Total [...]
March-2012 Vanguard 529 Index Fund Portfolio Update
This is going to be a quick post this month, very mechanical. Playing catch up. With the market performance during the month of May, I want to ensure everything is accurate, which means I have to get March and April updated first! March-2012 was the first month of the higher monthly payments, $76/month. The performance of our benchmarks between February [...]
Memorial Day 2012 Reading
Happy Memorial Day, everyone. I hope you have some fun and relaxing plans for the long weekend. On my “to-do” list is to catch up on my posts and 529 performance. I hope to get the last couple of months updated for you. In the meantime, here are some quick articles to read over the weekend [...]
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