As an investor the hardest part can be getting started. Bryan Lewis of Vanguard Personal Advisor Services® explains how investors should approach setting up their financial plans.

Investing success. How do you know if you're achieving it with your portfolio?

Investing in multinational U.S.-based companies may offer some diversification benefit. Scott Donaldson of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group and Bryan Lewis of Vanguard Personal Advisor Services® say only by investing in non-U.S. equities do investors gain the full benefit of added diversification. Vanguard recommends investing 20% to 40% of your portfolio in non-U.S. markets.

John Ameriks, Vanguard's head of equity, shares why it's particularly important to maintain perspective and remember why you'e invested in stocks, during market downdrafts.

In this video, Global Chief Economist Joe Davis, Senior Economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz, and Global Head of Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group John Ameriks discuss what factors may contribute to slower periods of economic growth and how those issues could affect the markets in coming months.

In this video, Global Chief Economist Joe Davis and Senior Economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz sit down with John Ameriks, global head of Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group to discuss how low oil prices may affect areas such as the United States, Europe, Brazil, and China.

David Glocke and Justin Schwartz of Vanguard's Fixed Income Group break down the impact of recent changes in regulations of money market funds.

Vanguard Global Chief Economist Joe Davis examines the current low-growth environment and weighs the likelihood of a U.S. recession in the near future. He also considers to what degree the markets may be pricing in recession concerns.

Global Chief Economist Joe Davis, Senior Economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz, and Global Head of Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group John Ameriks talk about factors driving investor uncertainty, including China, commodities prices, and U.S. interest rates, and the short- and long-term implications these factors may have on the markets.

Oil prices have rallied a bit in recent months, but will they continue to rise? In this video, Global Chief Economist Joe Davis, Senior Economist Roger Aliaga-Díaz, and Global Head of Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group John Ameriks discuss wha's been driving oil prices and what investors can expect in the coming months.