Vanguard Advisor's Alpha Podcast

In this podcast, Walter Lenhard, a senior investement strategist in Vanguard Equity Investment Group, examines topics such as recent indexing trends, how fund managers attempt to maintain the tight tracking, and why fair-value pricing affects tracking error in international funds.

In this podcast, Vanguard investment analyst Kim Stockton discusses the common aversion to global investments and offers some perspective that can help investors determine appropriate equity allocations.

In this podcast, Jean Young, lead author of Vanguard's annual report on defined contribution data, shares essential ideas for getting participants to take advantage of the full benefit of their 401(k) plans.

In this podcast, Vanguard Chief Economist Joe Davis , Vanguard Senior Economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz, and Vanguard Senior Asian Economist Qian Wang examine issues facing investors including the outlook for U.S. economic growth and challenges confronting the global economy.

In this podcast, Vanguard economic expert Andrew Patterson explains the principles of currency hedging and provides context for investors to consider.

What does factor-based investing mean, and what should those who may be considering such an approach keep in mind? Joel Dickson, Vanguard's Global Head of Investment Research and Development and a principal in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group, offers his insights and takeaways based on a new research paper he coauthored.

Don Bennyhoff, senior investment analyst in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group, discusses ways that clients can reframe the way they think about investments, including how to keep emotions in check, tune out media noise, and focus on elements that have the most impact on portfolios.

Two Vanguard economists examine the forecast for economic growth and issues facing investors in the coming year.