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Is Vanguard Changing Course?
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The video discusses Vanguard's recent changes, including naming a new CEO from BlackRock, raising fees on some accounts, and fund performance. The new CEO, Saleem Romi, brings experience in indexing strategies and ETFs. Challenges for Romi include upholding Vanguard's client-first approach, managing costs in a larger company, and determining future business directions. Vanguard's funds have seen both outperformers, like the Vanguard US Momentum ETF, and underperformers, such as dividend-focused funds. The video also mentions changes in Vanguard's brokerage fees, new active Bond ETF launches, and a manager change in the Vanguard Explorer Value Fund. No significant Morning Star medalist rating changes have been reported. The video features Susan Javinsky and Dan Saof, Morning Star's lead Vanguard analyst.
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