Comments on: Vanguard Star Fund (VGSTX): The Ultimate Investment For Beginners?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:17:28 +0000

Go to http://www.Vanguard.com, find the number for customer support, and call them. They will be able to walk you through it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:37:19 +0000

how do i start?…..i have 1000.00 dollars to invest

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:35:14 +0000

The STAR fund is awesome. I like the $1,000 minimum investment as well as the actively-managed mix of well-diversified funds. I tend to be an emotional investor and with the STAR fund’s diversification, I feel much safer leaving the investment alone. I recommend it to anyone who wants to take a moderate approach to investing and is somewhat averse to a lot of risk.

By: Xtian

Xtian — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:37:52 +0000

Invested in a Roth IRA via Vanguard STAR FUND last week, its been going good so far.. You can also change your asset allocation in your account anytime you want. With a 0.37% expense ratio, you can’t beat that with other actively managed funds out there. I suggest you take it into consideration if your planning to invest.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:54:56 +0000

Fredia, I would recommend visiting http://www.Vanguard.com and calling the customer service number on the website. I’m sure they can give you better advice than you would get here.

By: fredia

fredia — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:33:53 +0000

I would like to talk to someone about this fund. I have three grandchildren under the age of 9 yrs. I do not have $1000 for each one. Thanks

By: fred

fred — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:34:08 +0000

John,

Remember that the price of bonds go up when interest rates go down.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:50:55 +0000

If that’s what your asset allocation calls for, then yes. Statistical evidence shows it is unwise to try and outguess the market.

By: John

John — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:08:35 +0000

With bond yields at historic multi-decade lows, is it a good idea to have 35% in bond funds?

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:34:15 +0000

I currently own the Star Fund as I’m just starting out with investing. My plan is to move in to other funds once my account balance is over the minimum required for the other Vanguard funds. The bond exposure really helped my investments as the stock market plunged, and now that stocks are doing better my portfolio is as well. I’m very pleased with how the fund has performed over the last year.