Joe Davis, Vanguard's global chief economist, believes the U.S. economy is in decent shape. Davis says there's a risk that a recession will occur, but he thinks it would take a significant shock to make the U.S fall into a recession.

According to Joe Davis, free trade helps lower prices. He thinks higher trade tariffs would impact other countries more than the U.S., but we'd see modestly higher domestic inflation.

The national debt is still an extremely important issue. Joe Davis says our current debt to GDP isn't alarmingly high. However, he mentions that our long-term prospects are more concerning because the debt to GDP ratio will continue to rise.

Having a retirement spending plan that's inflexible and doesn't adjust based on market performance is one thing that trips up many retirees. Vanguard retirement expert Maria Bruno and Christine Benz of Morningstar discuss some common mistakes among retirees.

Maria Bruno of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group and Christine Benz, Director of Personal Finance for Morningstar discuss 529 plans.

Joel Dickson of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group says investors often put tax-efficiency ahead of portfolio growth. Dickson suggests when considering tax-efficiency think holistically and instead about how to maximize your return.

Tony Giordano of Vanguard Personal Advisor Services offers some suggestions for how investors can correct some tax inefficiencies in a portfolio.

Should the average investor think about how to make their portfolio more tax-efficient? Investing experts Tony Giordano of Vanguard Personal Advisor Services and Joel Dickson of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group say investors of all income levels can benefit from taking a tax-efficient approach to their portfolio.

Investing experts Tony Giordano of Vanguard Personal Advisor Services and Joel Dickson of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group discuss some things investors can do to increase the tax efficiency of their portfolio given the current political environment.

Chief Economist for the Americas Roger Aliaga-Díaz, Economist Alexis Gray, and Senior Economic Strategist Andrew Patterson examine why many of these central banks have had difficulty achieving their growth and inflation targets.