5 Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy and Hold Forever

In this video, we'll go over the 5 best Vanguard ETFs to invest in. These are the top index funds from Vanguard that you can buy and hold forever to help you reach Financial Independence sooner. 100% of my investment portfolio is loaded up with ETF index funds just like these because they're simple, reliable, and can easily double, triple, or even quadruple in price if you hold them for long periods of time.
I always suggest buying and holding these ETFs for as long as possible because the stock market is very volatile in the short term. If any of these investments happen to underperform in the short term then don't automatically sell off your positions. Patience is the most important part of investing.
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[@CBornfrank]

No recommendations for VOO at all?

[@JarradMorrow]

I love VOO as much and I do VTI but if I had to choose one or the other I would personally go wit VTI

[@C-j-m-218]

@@JarradMorrow curious to know why vanguards etf posts at the time of the buy but fidelitys doesn't post until the end of the day why is that?

[@tomaskey6844]

Just bought $125 VTI and $200 VOO. Not much but I am very happy. It took me a long time to make this happen. Will be setting up small monthly automatic investments and make other purchases as I can.

[@OlegLozytskyi]

Thank you for the idea Jarrad! Great video and awesome execution. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@nightwingx6]

Good to see you post another video! I find your break downs incredibly helpful. Thanks for sharing with the community!

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad they’ve helped! Thanks for the feedback!

[@eulynwebb3690]

Thanks Jarrad, you've done a brilliant job in breaking down the pros and cons of each portfolio.

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@corvettew.s.4360]

Love your advice! I love Vanguard! I don't hold all of what you recommend but a good portion of them! Thank You I plan to keep following.

[@JarradMorrow]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@nescafeshorts1900]

You've covered everything I have and now I understand their performance.

[@Kodak718]

Thank you for giving specifics. It's helpful

[@Rwinnett2012]

Just started my account last week and then found your channel today. Will definitely be researching more. Thank you for the info!

[@JarradMorrow]

Wonderful!

[@yourstruly5DA]

Very insightful. Thank you for the analysis

[@dominotheory7331]

Thanks so much , really enjoyed it.

[@LietSayri]

You make this topic so much easier to understand. thank you so much for this video!

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dominotheory7331]

Great advice thanks so much. Am considering putting my future retirement fund in ETF's not sure my fund is allocating in growth funds.

[@corvettew.s.4360]

Love all your videos! I try to watch them all and help feed Molly.

[@JarradMorrow]

We appreciate you!

[@redds5]

Ok i’m giving you a thumbs up because of Molly ☺️🐕 but seriously, i love your content. Very informative for a self taught beginner investor like me

[@mjf857]

A good solid portfolio, thanks! Im adding a couple of these into my retirement planning from tomorrow!

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MMSTUDIOS5]

Thanks for the video! I appreciate it. I‘m just curious why VOO did not make the list?

[@limitlessrd8098]

I love this channel it explains everything very well.

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it’s helpful!0

[@PierceJordan]

Vanguard has some of the best ETFs in the game. Great video Jarrad!

[@JarradMorrow]

Agreed!

[@bradthacher4295]

Really good video. Great breakdown and presentation formula. Good pace and tempo. Have subscribed

[@JarradMorrow]

Awesome, thank you!

[@garymcfadden2797]

Excellent as always Jarrad. I just bought VEU instead of VXUS, did I make a mistake?

[@ajaykomirishetty4850]

great video, thank you

[@nmernst]

Thanks as always Jarrod :) Time to check my Vangaurd positions lol. Have a great rest of your week.

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks Nicole, you too!

[@Zeecash22]

Thank you for this. I just made my first ETF purchase into VTI a few days ago. Got 2 shares but its a start lol

[@JarradMorrow]

Nice work! That's my "go to" investment.

[@krissolimmo]

That’s the way it always starts.

[@juancarlosmontes]

Good for you 👍🏼 👏 congratulations 🙂🙂 it always feels like a slow start but the main thing is that you have now launched and you are now well on your way!

[@joycejiajiatang9927]

Hello I want to start invest ETFs in Etoro but I don't want buy CFD so what should I do? Etoro shown CFD trade in VTI VOO and SPY. Which platform did you invest your ETF?

[@SethroBodine913]

The only thing I would change in my investment journey would have been buying vti first… my goal is to make it 50% of my portfolio

[@lamweijun5274]

Thanks for the video! Quick qn here. What’s the difference between VWRA and VTI? Which do you recommend?

[@vandematram8205]

This is very useful. Thank you for sharing

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xixifer2324]

I am learning I hope it work in the long run Thanks for your help

[@JarradMorrow]

Best of luck!

[@hanspaulvanderlaan8105]

Greatly appreciated video's Jarrad Morrow! Really like your overviews and watched at lot of them already. However, I live in the the Netherlands and it is hard to find these or similar ETFs that are traded on EU stockmarkets. Perhaps you could provide at the end of your video's also a short list of EU alternatives to make also that part of your audience even more happy?

[@traianmusatescu8384]

look for ucits equivalents in tradingview

[@blurose2479]

Thanks, you are helping me!!

[@JarradMorrow]

Happy to help!

[@krisdavant5813]

Nice work mate. Love it easy content

[@JarradMorrow]

Much appreciated

[@paulleach3462]

Excellent video. Thanks 🙏

[@JarradMorrow]

Absolutely!

[@djnally1]

Jarrad, thank you for all the great info and insight ... wondering if you can do a refresh on this considering that VTI is down almost 16% this year and VXUS is down almost 14% this year. Would love to hear your thoughts based on now at year end.

[@1230mkelly]

Hold and fund it with more money while elevator is now on the first floor, before it begins to move to the penthouse next year.

[@amourmtungo623]

Thank you for the materials

[@JarradMorrow]

👍

[@HugoXapa]

Just perfect! THANKS!

[@JarradMorrow]

You're welcome!

[@ladypilliwick8179]

thank you. we'll try it

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it helped!

[@fadisalem2710]

I personally own VYM and VUG. I feel pretty darn good about those

[@crackercookiecreammango2909]

Useful information and long term investment idea . Thanks

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad you liked it

[@christian6911]

I started investing a year ago. I started with their dividen etfs. When I started getting paid every month just for ownership I got hooked

[@JarradMorrow]

Nice!

[@Chris-wb7wf]

Keep the Holdings in a tax advantage account

[@cmvraj7]

Thank you, Jarrad!

[@JarradMorrow]

Welcome!

[@longleg322]

I think you make a great presentation!

[@JarradMorrow]

I appreciate that!

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

I think you will save my life😆please keep up the great work!!😊

[@JarradMorrow]

Happy to help!

[@Sporkula1]

Hey Jarrad, love the vids. Can you start putting all the stocks mentioned in the video in the description as well? Or at least divide the video into clear chapters? I've watched this video 3 or 4 times trying to remember the stocks, and every time I forget I have to watch through the whole video again. I guess it helps your view time though lol. Either way thanks!

[@coreyw5981]

Haha so as i watching his video, i was on Robinhood adding which ones he mentioned to my watchlist so I'll remember them

[@17EZQ]

@Jarrad Morrow agree this would be great and helpful to everyone following you.

[@rubyus7332]

Regarding VNQ, the Fidelity has FREL with the same performance, but lower price, lower expense ratio and higher yield.

[@dell177]

i retired from the post office in 2009, my tsp (5 index funds you could place your retirement dollars in - mine was 40% in the small company fund, 40% in large company fund and the rest in bonds) was down over 40%. These funds are all very lowcost. Having learned the hard way I knew as long as I did nothing I would get that money back in spades. Over the next decade I ended up with huge gains over what i had before the 2008 swoon and that proves you don't lose until you sell, you just have to have the discipline to wait the market out.

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

Or simply live long enough. Last time I looked, that was not within our power to control either.

[@akin242002]

Good video! ETF VTI is very reliable for any long-term portfolio.

[@JarradMorrow]

Appreciate it! Reliable is the perfect word for VTI

[@morybundus123]

Thanks for great and informative video. What do you think about divident based ETFs like VIG? Does it make sense to hold it as substantial part of the portfolio along with VTI?

[@JarradMorrow]

I'm personally not a fan of building a dividend-based portfolio (very very unpopular opinion here on KZbin) when you're many years away from retirement. What's the point of building a dividend based portfolio? To build a fairly predictable stream of income. Since I'm currently in the accumulation phase of investing and I already have a source of income (through my job), I don't need the dividend income at this time. Once I retire it might be a different story, but for now I'm focused more on growth so a fund like VTI or VOO is better suited for me. Tilting some of your portfolio towards a high dividend fund is fine if that's what you want to do. But just remember that you'll pay more in taxes if not held within a tax advantaged account and dividends aren't "free money". I'm not your guy for dividend investing, but if you do want to go that route then my good friend JJ has a KZbin channel based on that: Dividend Freedom

[@tuffwith2effs899]

I love how this came out Jan 5 and the Fed came along immediately after and announces they are raising rates

[@JarradMorrow]

Not sure I understand what you're trying to imply. What do rate hikes in the short term have to do with investing in these types of ETFs for the long term?

[@LiLi-yp4eq]

Wonderful video, subscribed👍

[@JarradMorrow]

Awesome, thank you!

[@wmskart]

Hi guys, I’m a new subscriber here. Please, I would like to know what does Americans think about VT? Thank you.

[@derekrabelo]

Thanks for sharing your content, if you don’t mind I have a question why vxus instead veu what would be the difference between both? Thank you so much.

[@JarradMorrow]

VXUS holds double the amount of stocks so it's more diversified

[@MinhNguyen-eg8hl]

Thanks for video! What do you think metaverse etf at the moment, is there any possibility of development in the future?

[@JarradMorrow]

Maybe? I don't know how to invest for the metaverse future though so I'm sticking with my total stock market ETFs

[@sahilsethi5871]

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT VIDEO. What are your thoughts on VTSAX? Is it similar to VTi?

[@JarradMorrow]

Exact same holdings. As good as VTI

[@miamiblunts]

Good work

[@boxer6796]

Good Post! I was watching to see if VUG was among your list and it was. I think It's one of the best ETF's out there, and can't go wrong with!

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks for sharing!

[@stevenbaldock8166]

Hi Jarrad, awesome content! quick question as I am a little new to this, but which type of account did you choose to set up with? (Stocks and shares ISA, General account, etc.)

[@ethanpunto9222]

Stocks and Shares ISAs are good because you can invest a certain amount per year without paying tax on the growth. A general account is also perfectly fine for long term investing despite paying taxes. If you're in places like the UK you can invest in what's called a SIPP (Self Invested Personal Pension), this allows you to invest in stocks, index funds and ETFs and the government will actually top up whatever you put in by an extra 25%. The only downside is that you can't touch it until you reach the age of 55 (but perhaps in some ways this could be a good thing). The SIPP is purely a UK based thing but I'm sure other countries may have something similar, you'll have to do your own research on that depending on where you are in the world. Me personally I'm splitting my long term investment portfolio 50/50 between a Stocks and Shares ISA and a SIPP

[@lroptions1210]

Good Ideas on building ETF portfolio thanks for sharing.

[@JarradMorrow]

Absolutely 👍🏻

[@abdullateef2997]

Great information 👍🏿

[@JarradMorrow]

👍

[@iasonas2010]

Hey, thanks for the vid. Your opinion on VIG?

[@JarradMorrow]

As an investor in the accumulation phase I don't focus on dividends as much as I do overall growth of my portfolio so I personally avoid that type of ETF

[@christinegallo7818]

Hi, you are very informative n I enjoy your channel. I am 57 n max out my roth for last 3 yrs. Im new at this with the taxable account. I have 10 shares of fxaix n schd in taxable account. account Q. thinking of adding voo n just continue with that instead of fxaix, (ill just have both)is that ok or just keep adding to fxaix. Also, do I put a 5,000 in n add 100 or 200 each month?

[@bryanpape1537]

Nice diversified mix!

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad you liked it!

[@diggams2078]

Great video.. what are your thoughts on VGT, Meta, SPYG, VYM FBGRX and VXUS

[@JarradMorrow]

For me personally I'd just replace VTI with all of them (except VXUS)

[@JennyA]

I ended up going the VV, VB and VO route so I can fine tune my large, mid and small caps. Just bought the VXUS for the foreign market.

[@JarradMorrow]

👍

[@perryd43]

Thank you so very much for the informative post neighbor

[@JarradMorrow]

Any time!

[@exgamer07]

Betting 90% on ONE country over the next 30-40 years seems crazy to me, especially one that outperformed mainly off the overvalued tech sector.

[@JarradMorrow]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@asphaltandtacos]

I have individual stocks in addition to Vanguard funds. I am going with VTI, VXUS, VBR, VOT and VYM for the ETF part of the portfolio. Bond funds are a bit risky right now.

[@JarradMorrow]

Happy to hear you found a portfolio mix that works for you

[@mattmoritz3201]

I am all about growth in my HSA portfolio. I am interested in doing the 3-fund portfolio you mentioned for my HSA account with the Vanguard funds. (I am not planning on taking money out of this account for expenses; I want it to grow). I have lively, and want to use TD for the investing. I would like to have some real estate, do you think adding VNQ is wise, or really not needed for a growth strategy here? I have VTI @75, VNQ @10 VB@10 and VXUS@5

[@spencerwing1870]

Amazing video! Thank you. What would the second wave of Vanguard ETFs look like? In other words, what would be your next 5 suggestions? I am exploring purchasing BND, VO, VB, VOX and VOOV to stay diverse but also maximize earnings. Thoughts?

[@JarradMorrow]

If I had to add more to this list then it would probably be VTV and BND. Why buy all of those ETF you just listed when you could just buy VTI?

[@spencerwing1870]

@@JarradMorrow Good question. A lot of those ETFs I mentioned have higher returns than VTI. I do have VTI for sure but if one is interested in concentrating on small and mid-cap ETFs, both VO and VB seem like good options that have great returns. I agree that BND addresses the bond need in your portfolio. I look forward to your next series of videos. Do you have anything on Vanguard mutual funds? A top 5 video like this one would be great.

[@jugalmarwaha2878]

Nicely explained

[@JarradMorrow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Hokies2022]

Can you make a video comparing VXUS vs VGK for long term hold?

[@gc53712]

Any thoughts on VTWV vs SLYV for a taxable account?

[@suttyotolvajfideszbanda5983]

Do you think the FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Accumulation is good idea to invest in it long term? Thank you very much !

[@jeffreyphillips4182]

I have a few hundred shares of Ford (f). Should I hang on to it or dump? Does have dividends so reluctant to sell, but worry about their electric car building

[@soissympa8573]

Nice video, what's the name of the mutual fund that you reference and where can one track the performance of mutual funds. Thank you.

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks! The mutual fund version of VNQ is VGSLX. You should be able to go to any site to track the performance by looking up the ticker symbol

[@poejavelski148]

Great video! One thing that kind of confuses me are the risk potentials, since they tend to be either 4 or 5. Aren’t index funds like VTI for example extremely safe and diversified and practically guaranteed to give returns over time? Wouldn’t that make them not risky? Just clarifying since I soon plan to put a lot more into VTI and make up my portfolio around index funds.

[@JarradMorrow]

Great question. The risk levels are where they're at for those funds because they're 100% stocks. If you look at something like the Vanguard Target Date 2025 retirement fund it's at a risk level of 3 because it has a higher % in bonds. If you look at the pure bond ETF (BND) it has a risk level of 2 because there are zero stocks in that fund. VTI is properly diversified among its stock holdings so I wouldn't worry too much about the risk level for that one.

[@poejavelski148]

@@JarradMorrow Ah got it, that makes sense now. Thanks so much for the reply Jarrad!

[@cos161]

Thank you

[@JarradMorrow]

You're welcome

[@rblues9149]

Thanks for the video, can you put 100 hundred dollars in ETF or does it have to have minimum amount ? The dog is cute by the way.

[@JarradMorrow]

As long as you're buying through an investment platform that allows fractional share purchasing then yes you can buy $100 worth of an ETF. I do that sort of thing all the time.

[@hgdhklugfcsd]

Thanks for the great explanation! I only wonder why VTI uses not FTSE index, but CRSP US Total Market. Isn't there the same FTSE index?

[@travisfyne9316]

You want ftse, go with VT

[@hgdhklugfcsd]

@@travisfyne9316 VT is whole world, VTI - just US. I have not found US All Cap FTSE one..

[@joycejiajiatang9927]

Hello I want to start invest ETFs in Etoro but I don't want buy CFD so what should I do? Etoro shown CFD trade in VTI VOO and SPY. Which platform did you invest your ETF?

[@joeldeshaies9520]

You were on the average money podcast recently right? I love those guys

[@JarradMorrow]

Yes sir. Been friends with those guys for a few years.

[@joeldeshaies9520]

@@JarradMorrow hell yeah. I own almost 20 shares of VTI

[@mikie6453mikie]

You've heard most money managers can't match the market. So a 5 year average on all those 5 you mention would be 12.52 vs S&P 500 at 16.6. Some sectors get 'hot' for years, but if we're saying 'hold forever', got stats on 20 years on those, thoughts?

[@michaelkavchak4521]

I appreciate the video, some good ideas on ETfs. However, I question the Real Estate pick. RE is already represented on a weighted basis in the total market ETF and with real estate at all time highs/rising rates looking I’m not sure it it adds value to a portfolio for either diversification or for a good bargain. You’d be better off holding a mix of small cap and international bonds on a risk return basis than the RE ETFs that are offered in the market. No need to overweight this.

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks for sharing your opinion

[@akirarsah]

Great video, but please use chapters or timestamps so that we can skip through the ETFs we already know about in this 15+ min video 😅

[@JarradMorrow]

Good call out. I’ll add some chapters to the video when I get a chance

[@MohammadMoghimi]

Well similar to VXUS you would only allocate a portion of your portfolio to VT. Let's say if you have 70% VTI and 30% VT. That basically is similar to 90% VTI and 10% VXUS.

[@HidingFromFate]

Fair point. Can't think of any reason why one should do that though. Seems easier to just go with the second VTI/VXUS combo scenario. But technically, you are correct.

[@tracimorgan3695]

Thanks for the video, so question would it be wise to transfer to VTI from my VTSAX stock, I am just learning and wondering if I should transfer to ETFs

[@alrocky]

Are you holding VTSAX in taxable brokerage account or IRA account?

[@tracimorgan3695]

@@alrocky its a IRA brokerage

[@alrocky]

@@tracimorgan3695 Either one is fine. They are just different share classes of the same investment. Since you hold VTSAX in IRA there is no tax if you decide to switch.

[@davidgray1060]

Thank you! This was an excellent video. Very informative, clear, and concise! For people who take your buy-and-hold approach, what allocation would you recommend for the ETFS listed in this video? (e.g. 80% VTI/10% VNQ/10% VB)

[@alrocky]

Will you hold this portfolio in taxable brokerage account or Roth/traditional IRA brokerage account and if no bonds what is your rationale for no bonds?

[@davidgray1060]

@@alrocky probably some of both since I have a taxable vanguard account and also vanguard Roth iras.. I can't buy ETFs with my 401k so I buy an s&p 500 index fund. I got out of bonds last year because it seems they haven't paid anything in a long time

[@alrocky]

@@davidgray1060 VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Fund spits out lots of dividends so should be held in IRA or similar tax advantaged account (unless you plan to spend those dividends right away). Stock market down ~ 11% ytd so anyone holding bonds likely happy.

[@shaereub4450]

I'm just in DCA into VTI, VEA, VWO, KOMP.

[@it.was.written]

Is the VTSM ETF advisable for a Traditional IRA? Is it even available for a traditional IRA? I’m new

[@TWILLIE639]

Will it make any difference if I sell from my vanguard Total US stock market account and buy the comparable ETF? I’m thinking of putting my portfolio on Digital Advisor which would mean transferring it all to ETF’s.

[@balance3201]

So do you get more etf when market is down? What's the units?

[@dexterking7662]

You are better than some of those on CNBC

[@JarradMorrow]

👍🏻

[@ferg439]

Way to go man. Great explanation. My only concern is that you didn’t mention any bond ETF to balance risk I know BND ETF and the likes are not doing well, and might go even more down when the Fed starts to raise rates…but long term, some bond allocation always gives some piece of mind

[@JarradMorrow]

Thanks! Bonds are such trash right now unless you’re closer to retirement so I didn’t want to add them to the list at this time.

[@VRaySchool]

Can you compare VUG to Invesco QQQ? Tech vs tech

[@Mopederideh]

Hello I have a question. When I buy an ETF from example Vanguard: what exactly do I buy? I know an ETF represents a basket of shares, but I can imagine Vanguard will not buy/sell shares all the time for the invested capital of all owners of the ETF during the day. I can imagine they have to hold something of a buffer as collateral. Can you tell me more? Gr.

[@kenjkbs]

That flashy of the photo of cathie wood so funny!

[@JarradMorrow]

😂

[@Edoc-kc9mn]

Jarred what website do you go to to look at the inherent risk level for vanguard ETFs?

[@JarradMorrow]

Risk is fairly subjective when it comes to investing, but if you want a general sense of the risk of a fund vs. it's category then you should be able to just do a quick google search. I know Morningstar does this for every fund, but I don't have first hand experience with too many other platforms

[@kinkyfrodoll5907]

How many shares of vto would you recommend that I purchase???

[@andresvalle7008]

All I've bought so far on Vanguard are target funds. Is this the same thing or something else? Still new to this.

[@alexanderkenniethbam]

Anything similar to these ETFs in Europe? Thanks.

[@GentleWhispersHaven]

Should you buy VTSAX or VTI?

[@martingrimbleby5077]

What do you think about Vanguard Life strategy 100 or other, great videos. Regards Martin