Talking with your children about your assets and transferring wealth is a critically important conversation you should have.

Discussing your assets with your children

Vanguard experts talk about the qualities of a good trustee and the potential advantages of having a corporate trustee.

How to select a trustee

Alisa Shin describes how a trust is usually one part of an estate plan, then Erin Zavislak talks about the differences between revocable and irrevocable trusts.

What is a trust and why might I need one?

Ryan Gager explains how Vanguard Trust Services offers support ranging from administrative duties to asset protection. He also explains how we can help fulfill legacy wishes and minimize taxes.

Vanguard Trust Services

Jonathan Kahler describes the importance of understanding your risk tolerance and staying the course during volatile markets and explains why market timing usually isn't a profitable strategy.

Asset allocation in retirement

Jonathan Kahler and Kahlilah Dowe discuss the importance of defining goals, identifying expenses, evaluating resources, and when to start collecting Social Security benefits.

The pre-retirement tasks you need to complete

Vanguard experts explain fund costs and the significant role they play in a fund's overall performance.

Vanguard experts discuss the impact of cost on fund performance

Here are some factors to consider before adding actively managed funds to your portfolio.

How to choose an actively managed mutual fund

Start with index funds and then consider these factors before choosing to invest in active funds as well.

Can you have active and index mutual funds in your portfolio?

Jonathan Kahler and Kahlilah Dowe focus on market risk and health care expenses.

Identifying the risks in your retirement plan

Candid, in-depth video commentary from Vanguard leaders and industry experts on events and trends affecting the U.S. and global economies, the markets, and other topics that may affect your investments.

Kahlilah Dowe explains how investors should evaluate their income needs and explains how a portfolio can provide different sources of income.

How can I replace my paycheck in retirement?

Joe Davis, Vanguard's chief economist, Roger Aliaga-Díaz, chief economist for the Americas, and Jonathan Lemco, a senior investment strategist, discuss the skills future workers will need to be successful.

Global macro matters: The future of the labor market

Joe Davis, Vanguard's chief economist, Roger Aliaga-Díaz, chief economist for the Americas, and Jonathan Lemco, a senior investment strategist, discuss job creation in an era of economic nationalism.

Global macro matters: Mending the middle class

Joe Davis, Vanguard's chief economist, Roger Aliaga-Díaz, chief economist for the Americas, and Jonathan Lemco, a senior investment strategist, discuss whether millions of jobs could be automated away over the next few decades.

Global macro matters: Is technology eliminating jobs?

What are the different types of annuities and which one might be right for you? Maria Bruno and Steve Utkus explore various annuities and how they might satisfy your retirement income needs.

Is an annuity right for you?

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