Vanguard's Alternative Strategies fund launched Thursday night for investors with a minimum investment of $250,000. Here's a closer look at Vanguard's newest fund.

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These five best Vanguard funds for your 401k are based on the idea that you shouldn't hunker down for protection in your retirement accounts -- you should go on the attack.

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These five best Vanguard funds for your 401k are based on the idea that you shouldn't hunker down for protection in your retirement accounts -- you should go on the attack.

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Vanguard is getting off the bench and onto the sidelines, but is not getting into the game of actively managed ETFs—yet.

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It always makes sense to have international exposure, regardless of the debt ceiling or other political calamity. Get that exposure via Vanguard's VWIGX.

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Although paying taxes on your earnings now rather than later sounds like no fun, it will actually benefit your retirement plans in the long run.

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If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Annuities grow faster than taxable funds -- but income taxes upon withdrawal can take away a lot of their juice.

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If you have been neglecting foreign stocks in your portfolio, Vanguard International Growth provides a path to foreign exposure for 2013.

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Vanguard continues to attract investors -- and their money -- by cutting costs to remain competitive in the mutual fund “price wars."

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