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I didn't become financially independent till I was in my mid 40s after having a major financial setback during the covid, I'm glad i'm on my feet. In addition to buying my second house, I'm also making money on a monthly basis through passive income, and I've also met some of my goals. I really hope this motivates someone to know that it doesn't matter if you don't have any of these things yet; no matter your age, you can start today. Investing can help you change your future!.
The issue is that most people have the 'I want to do it myself mentality' but not equipped enough for a crash, so they get burnt, no offense intended. Generally speaking, investment advisors are ideal reps for investing, and at first-hand encounter since the covid-19 outbreak, my portfolio has yielded over 300%, sunming up nearly 7-figure as of today.
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It's surprising to come across Regina Louise Collaro's name here. I've always been uncertain about hiring an investment advisor. Just to clarify, I began collaborating with Regina in 2019. She oversees around 70% of my investments, leaving me with the remaining 30%. My stance has always been that I prioritize my own finances, but she has convinced me of her extensive knowledge regarding present circumstances and upcoming trend
Started investing straight after university, picked the FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Accumulation after watching a lot of these videos, will hope to let it run for the next 15-25 years.
I wish I had done the same, took me years to find out about ETFs. A global tracker has got everything in it, it seems boring but actually returns and simplicity wise its very good.
I think Vanguard's best one stop fund for equity is FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund. Yes fees are a bit high 0.23% but you basically buying entire stock market. It will simplify portfolio of most investors asuming one does not want a tilt in any direction. Keeping it simple, helps greatly to stay the course.
@@giuliotani243 - I agree the HSBC fund is good too, but I use the Vanguard platform for the 0.15% platform charge. I know there are cheaper ways of doing it, but it is cheap enough for me. I'm not going to worry about 0.10% when some people are paying well over 2% combined because they don't want to DIY.
I thought this too but with transaction costs as high as 0.08% it makes the fund 0.46% per year. fidelity + the HSBC fund Ramin talks about would be cheaper than vanguard unless you've got to the £375 cap
The equivalent Fidelity world fund is cheaper at 0.12% and the Fidelity US fund is 0.06% annual fees. The only Vanguard fund which I do hold is Global Small Cap, for diversification. It has averaged just over 9% per annum over the last 10 years.
Great video as always. I tend to go 75% Lifestrategy 60 with an additional 25% FTSE Developed Ex-Uk. This provides a 70/30 Equity/Bond split I’m after but offsets the UK element more in favour of rest of developed world
I've left a wealth management firm due to insane fees but learn't a fair bit along the way. Transferred my ISA to Vanguard purely for index trackers and low fees. Also it takes the temptation away from buying single stocks. My one gripe is there needs to be a gold etf as I'd hedge my portfolio 10% with, but never mind. Last year after seeing the crazy over valuations of the market I decided it would be hazardous territory to go into indexing. I've gone with the Wellington managed Sustainability 80-90 fund annual cost .48% and its proved its worth. Doesn't sound like a lot but since transferring across in May 2022 just before the June crash im up still just shy of 5% while rest of the market was decimated in 2022. Theres a possibility with this debt ceiling crisis the sp500 could poss blow well below last October lows but no one truly knows. Only at that point if it does crash down the sp500 whilst the fund holds up much stronger due to its vast pickings of undervalued stocks will I be rotating around 60% out into the SP500 index for the run back up before diversifying back into the fund. Cheap doesn't always pay off, esp in this environment of uncertainties.
@@sports4fun662 yes I manage it myself, just waiting for my dividend accumulation early January. Then im out ETF's all the way now for next 5 years, just hedged 10% with short term corporates ;]
Thank you - Another superb and informative video. I have some managed funds with Nutmeg. They are the equivalent of the Life Strategy Funds. The difference is that the Nutmeg funds consistently outperform Vanguards offering my a large margin. But, then there are the fees... Now I know why there is such a difference. Thanks.
I'm not sure I agree with the hedging back to £. My approach is if the fund is more than 50% US then hold it in $. If it was Developed Europe hold it in Euro. The reason is there are papers written showing that over the long term currencies are net neutral, so why pay the extra to hedge. Also if u have a fund that is mainly dollars hedged to £ then you are going to pay for hedging fees in the fund cost as someone has to pay for it.
You've missed out the best one stop shop fund by Vanguard, the FTSE Global All Cap Acc. This is the ultimate global diversification which weights to the global markets and includes emerging markets too.
Vanguard could dominate UK ETF market if they slashed VWRL/VEVE to ~0.10/0.08%, undercutting HSBC & Fidelity funds. Frustrating how slow they've been to drop their fees (especially when it can be cheaper to hold some of their offerings on other platforms)... Still not going to get over them dropping their factor ETFs... miss my VVAL...
Hi Ramin. That was one of your best yet in my view. Possibly because I’m collecting a favourite list of etf to call on as and when needed but also because it touched on a frustration of no global ex-us etf. They seem like hens teeth. Also appreciated the use of vanguards 10 year projections and comparisons. Thank you. Now I need to focus on my recipe, in a bit more detail 👉🏻👈🏻
I actually like LifeStrategy 100 because it's an "anti US" equity tilt (as the UK tech sector is 0%) and I (strangely) find it more diversifying than a Global Tracker. And in 2020-2023 my theory did prove me right. UK lagged post pandemic, but held its own in 2022-present, whilst the US surged post pandemic and crashed in 2022. Why I personally like it. However, I can see why others don't like that tilt.
Cracking video, I'm vanguard user and that missing funds section at 16:00 you highlighted really frustrated me in them not having these type of products available as opportunities to increase diversification. Instead they will just churn out another ESG fund of some kind.
Just found out tonight by email from Vanguard that they are pulling their Personal Financial Advice service. Just like that! Ends in May, management fees will be refunded. They saw we can move to other funds or move provider.
Forecasts are pointless. Nobody knows, not even Vanguard (as previous Vanguard inflation predictions demonstrate!). If a fund has thousands of stocks from throughout the world regardless of the weightings, and the fund is cheap, that'll do. So I'd consider Lifestrategy 100, or Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap as 'good' Vanguard Funds. I wouldn't opt for anything that tracks FTSE Developed World Index or MSCI World Index without bolting on an EM fund and maybe a small cap/income/value fund because they are developed world only and on their own they are too S&P 500 heavy. If there is mean reversion, that won't offer a particularly good risk adjusted return.
Ramin, can you do a video about switching funds. Not just the process but more about the potential costs 'loss/gain' aspects between the switch taking place. 5-7days is quoted as normal, questions like when would it be best to switch between funds? When prices are high (e.g. in profit) or doesn't it matter? Do you hold the money in cash then buy back in at a better time? Thanks for another good video
If you have £80,000, and you use a DCA approach of investing monthly e.g. £100, with Interactive Investor, would that suddenly make it much more expensive than doing the same with Vanguard due to the trade fees?
Hi Ramin I believe you have missed the 0.22% Fund management fee and £7.50 ETF cost and 0.02-0.46 additional ETF cost by Vanguard. If one invest £30k then the annual cost will be £122. Thanks for the informative video
Good video, but... Why have you ignored VEVE (Vanguard Developed World ETF)? 0.12 Fee, includes UK, which I believe is preferable to the Ex UK fund you choose, and a bit cheaper too for more diversification (and a bit less US)Can't really be that difficult just to log in every 3 months and re invest the dividends.
@@Pensioncraft Thank you for the reply, and thank you also for the brilliant channel. Other than the need to re-invest the dividends paid, any other reason why you consider Acc only?
Very interesting. On the Lifestrategy UK bias, if you're not super keen on trying to emulate the fund yourself (and dialing down the UK overweight), could you not just go with the Vanguard Global All Cap, and then add in a global bond fund of some kind and achieve a similar result? That would keep the portfolio relatively simple, which is what appeals to people who have the Lifestrategy funds. It's truly baffling why Vanguard insist on the UK home bias.
HSBC Ftse All world- includes 8% emerging markets Fidelity World P- only developed world Legal and General Global 100- follows S&P 100 index. All 3 are great global Index funds and covers you as they do slightly different things.
Great video as always. In the past you've said FTSE global all cap was your fund of choice is there a reason you've moved away from it? Do you not need/want the small cap coverage?
@@Pensioncraft 0.09 a lot lower? The small cap + EM inclusion into the global all cap may give you greater returns, much more than the 0.09 difference! If you're scrimping on fees, why do you not use invest engine or 212? You can then get a purer global equity tracker with VWRP without a platform fee, which will be cheaper than your developed ex-uk on Vanguard Platform!
I would like to start investing on an index fund that only covers BRICS countries, but there isn't any. All the speculative bubble of vanguard and the rest relies on pumping up the U.S. dollar. No thanks.
Very disappointed that Vanguard shuttered their factor funds, right at the peak of megacap / capweight out-performance in early 2021. Very little choice for UK investors who want to exposure to value / small value.
Don’t understand how Dev world ex UK has substantial out performed VEVE during the last year, while the FTSE reaches all time high, why wouldn’t the inclusion of UK in VEVE have a positive effect? Other than ex UK both track FTSE world index?
Believe it or not, some Vanguard Funds in the UK are not available direct from Vanguard and are only available via other platforms. For example, I've got VUAG through Hargreaves Lansdown and I can't see this on Vanguard. Also, most, if not all, the Vanguard Funds available to UK investors are domiciled in Ireland not in the UK - May be important to some people for tax or other reasons.
@@george6977 To avoid the higher rates of UK corporation tax. It's no surprise that Vanguard, Google, Microsoft, Macdonald's, Aldi UK, Lidl UK etc are all domiciled in Ireland. My daughter works in the NHS and for this reason, and others, I always try to support UK companies that pay their taxes in the UK. FCIT is a FSTE 100 UK-domiciled company that has beaten Vanguard VWRL over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years and so that is where my money goes for global investments.
@@petermorris3665 Thanks. Regarding FCIT, I expect that’s due to gearing, possibly luck or maybe skill. Let’s hope they don’t regress to the mean. I used to believe some fund managers could outperform but S&P data convinced me that 85% of them can’t over a 20 year period so I now invest in low cost index funds.
What do you think about govermments trying to control more and more what kind of funds investors invest in? I see more and more ESG funds, forcing to sell Russian equity since the war begin. I don't feel it's safe to invest in emerging markets Vanguard funds , because of China risk and western govermments. Any thoughts?
Hopefully someone at Vanguard is listening, perhaps Ramin’s video could influence them to maybe reducing the LS UK bias and take on some of the other gripes.
Excellent content as usual by Pension Craft. I have to start my pound cost averaging using stocks and shares ISA, and I wanted to stick to Vanguard for peace of mind. For per month GBP 100 OR 200, shall I go with your recommendation (i.e., FTSE Developed World ex-UK Equity Index Fund - Accumulation) (is this better than VWRL?) . Thanks very much.
VEVE is my favoured Vanguard fund. Agree that it’d nice to have more GBP hedged options. I’ve been using NS&I Premium Bonds to hedge my USD equity exposure.
Anyone any experience of flipping their isa provider? I’m with HL, joined with little research but now I they are the worst value. Thinking of switching to Vanguard after listening to this vid
Yes, I requested to transfer my entire isa but my Ex Neil Woodford fund could not be sold off, so now I have to reapply for a partial transfer! FYI any Vanguard holdings on HL don’t need to be sold off but others do. All a bit messy.
Actually holding Vanguard ETFs works out cheaper with HL as they have a £45 cap per year on their ISA for ETFs. As soon as you hit £10,000 with HL you start saving money. You have to factor in the £11 trading cost but if you put a lump sum in a few times a year it still works out to be very good value. Not sure why this isn't mentioned in the video. You can also hold ETFs that don't appear on the Vanguard site. I think its a good idea to have more than one ISA though with different providers, it feels safer.
Worth noting that HL actually works out cheaper than Vanguard and ii to hold Vanguard ETFs. HL have a £45 cap per year on their ISA for ETFs. As soon as you hit £10,000 with HL you start saving money. You have to factor in the £11 trading cost but if you put a lump sum in a few times a year it still works out to be very good value.
Which? disagree as you must have a large portfolio in order to avoid their expensive fees. Halifax are the cheapest according to Which? I recently moved my portfolio from HL.
Brilliant video as usual. Would it be safe to invest the example stated £250,000 in any one platform? As the protected amount is only £85,000 per person.
@@trickyrat483 thanks for your explanation. I have been struggling with the question. So if I understand you clearly, the assets as in the etf/fund is protected regardless of the value whilst cash is protected up to £85K. Apologies if I have stated the obvious.
If a platform were to be hacked and collapsed as happens with crypto exchanges, I suspect ring fencing would offer no protection when assets vanish. My understanding is you would receive a maximum of £85,000 compensation eventually, if anything is left, maybe years later, after the administrators have taken their high fees.
Most of platforms if not all of them operates thru bank accounts so if in GFC 2008 banks have beneficiating a baliout sistem by the goverment since 2014 if im not mistaken there is a new sistem called bail-in and clients funds are hold back to be used in leveraged banks positions and so. Coin bureau have a video explaining better the thing, go check that out
Cash aside, I think there might be a difference between active funds and passive funds (such as ETFs). But no idea in all honesty! Banks are a different kettle of fish and we’re gambling your money away during the GFC so that’s why they didn’t have it ready to pay out.
Based on Ramin's presentation, less experienced investors may actually think that Vanguard can predict currency movements and returns years ahead in the future. This is untrue, and if you check published information from successful fund managers such as Terry Smith, they will confirm that even experts can't predict the future in the way Ramin is implying. Having said this, I guess beginners may find some of the information useful but I would recommend that they also check what the approaches used by expert fund managers in order to get a more balanced view.
True, also long term (since WW2) the Pound has been going down against the dollar, I'm not sure what will happen but it does bring in the possibility of human error relying on a forecast.
Great video and many thanks. A world ex US is attractive but I don’t see any providers offering one. Anyone know of an ex US fund/etf available to UK investors?
Hi Ramin ✋ What is the HSBC fund with .12 fee you mention please and why not invest in either (HSBC or Vanguard) say via trading 212 that have no account fee?
HSBC FTSE All-World Index Fund Accumulation is the fund. Ramin's already set up in vanguard so i'd assume he'd want to keep all his money in one place. if i had over 80k in my ISA id prefer to put it in a multi trillion dollar AUM company than a trading212 app. but thats just my theory
Great content as usual Ramin. You mentioned that you are invested in two funds, global world equities and global bonds. Do you mind sharing the percentage of those two funds and the reason for that percentage? Thank you
when you invest in a mutual fund, do you have ownership of specific stocks? if so do you have to pay tax on stocks that are overseas e.g paying tax in US if you own shares in the US?
I have a question. If the dollar goes down the US market should go up & if you are in a hedged fund would you not be protected against the devaluation of the dollar?
If the dollar goes down you would be able to buy more US equities with your GBP, unless you are in a hedged fund which would decrease in value. This is separate to whether US equities go up or down. I think overall it could be bad news for the US as their imports would get more expensive and they have a trade deficit so more imports than exports.
Hi Ramin, would you consider the Vanguard FTSE all world ex UK Equity Index Fund, and the Vanguard All world high dividend yield ucit ETF a good complimentary fit.
Great Video, as always! Take your point about Life Strategy and overweight to UK equity, what do you think about sustainable life and their flexible allocation of bond to equity?
Great video, really well explained, thank you. I'm looking to start investing through Vanguard, I plan to use the dollar-cost averaging strategy with a monthly transaction, and keeping within the annual ISA allowance. I see that Vanguard launched the Vanguard Managed ISA in Dec 2022. As I'm starting out the total 0.60% fee will be quite minimal as a total amount, is this a product I should be looking at? Either instead of or along side the FTSE Developed world ex-UK Fund?
I would avoid the managed options personally, as there is more room for human error when someone is picking the funds. You could maybe add VWRL ETF as well as that gives some exposure to UK and non-developed markets.
One fund missing in your list was the VHYL - based on your recent video on high dividend yield equity this would have been interesting. I think its only been around for 5 years which is maybe why it wasn’t included? Thanks for the awesome video as always
I prefer VHYL global high yield fund. The other global funds are just too heavy on US equities. VHYL is also probably more defensive (Dividend stocks). The current yield is way above the standard global funds.
@@paul_k_7351 my understanding this is a mix of momentum and dividends. To capture the best of both worlds. The only thing is this covers developed markets only
Not a major difference, just means you dont have to log in and re-invest the dividends yourself (and possibly have to add cash to get it to the £500 minimum for an ETF buy on Vanguard, ok if you are adding cash anyway a few times a year). Not a big deal, might make a difference if it was for a junior ISA that you wanted to be able to leave alone for years but otherwise I can't it being a problem.
Hello, thanks for all the advice regarding investing. I wonder if you have opinions or criteria regarding ESG investments with Vanguard?. Thanks in advance.
I have my SIPP with vanguard, I am thinking of opening ISA, is it worth doing it with AJ Bell or a company that's not vanguard so that I can cover more Holdings and diversify better than sticking to vanguard
Hey Ramin - do you look at transaction fees when assessing when a fund is expensive or not? Vanguard funds soon shoot up to .30 - .46% quite quickly when looking at the fees overall, perhaps more expensive than Fidelity etc when your balance doesnt reach the £375 cap.
I wouldn't recommend holding more than £85k on any one platform anyway (cause of the FSCS protection limit), so I guess the Vanguard costs would stay manageable in that case.
FSCS 85k limit is for banks, I asked HL about this and they split customer money between several banks to try and avoid issues, not sure about Vanguard.
Hello, I am a little confused, sorry, I have invested in”FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Accumulation”, this wasn’t on your list but seems to offer what you said you would like to see? Great video BTW, thanks
I was wondering if you could make a video for the best vanguard funds to invest in for Muslims. There isn’t much of a choice for us and not much of information for ethical funds.
One thing you didn't cover in your overview of vanguard funds is whether or not they are using a full replication approach or sampling - because if they are sampling through one reason or another due to illiquidity issues etc then the passive fund you think you are investing into may not be as passive as you think - because sampling does require active decision making & this can sway the tracking error - also sampling funds have higher turnover and expenses while earning worse returns relative to full replication funds which equates to a 60 basis points lower return for sampling funds year on year net return basis.
I have question? Why would I save my fruits of the label in something that loses its purchasing power... ? I mean fiat money 💰 Money needs to be changednat it's core.. Risk is as medium to high and return thanks to inflation almost next to nothing... And the strategy is to buy some government bonds... How do governments get Extra money to pay me interest on my investments? They will tax us more or print more of it.... In the end we people pay for all of it one way or another and vanguard takes a fee for it... 😂 I do respect your work but we need something else. It's not working well...
Until the day China believes it has military superiority or that the US will not retaliate when it eventually invades Taiwan. China assets will go to zero just like Russian assets.
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Yes but they don't do the vanguard ftse global all cap Index fund, from what I can see
I also can’t find the funds you mention in the video on invest engine
Is the spread the same in InvestEngine and Vanguard?
I didn't become financially independent till I was in my mid 40s after having a major financial setback during the covid, I'm glad i'm on my feet. In addition to buying my second house, I'm also making money on a monthly basis through passive income, and I've also met some of my goals. I really hope this motivates someone to know that it doesn't matter if you don't have any of these things yet; no matter your age, you can start today. Investing can help you change your future!.
Any investment tip?. I would love to know how you made it this far
The issue is that most people have the 'I want to do it myself mentality' but not equipped enough for a crash, so they get burnt, no offense intended. Generally speaking, investment advisors are ideal reps for investing, and at first-hand encounter since the covid-19 outbreak, my portfolio has yielded over 300%, sunming up nearly 7-figure as of today.
I highly endorse the services of Regina Louise Collaro, a US-based financial advisor and consultant. Partnering with an international organization, she has been instrumental in guiding my financial journey with unwavering support until my goals are met. Selecting the right financial consultant is as crucial as finding the right life partner, as both can significantly impact your life's trajectory. I'm grateful to have found the perfect financial consultant who has helped me achieve my financial objectives, from education to nearing retirement
I think you can easily find her information by doing a quick search. Feel free to reach out to her directly with any questions you may have.
It's surprising to come across Regina Louise Collaro's name here. I've always been uncertain about hiring an investment advisor. Just to clarify, I began collaborating with Regina in 2019. She oversees around 70% of my investments, leaving me with the remaining 30%. My stance has always been that I prioritize my own finances, but she has convinced me of her extensive knowledge regarding present circumstances and upcoming trend
Started investing straight after university, picked the FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Accumulation after watching a lot of these videos, will hope to let it run for the next 15-25 years.
Perfect choice!
I wish I had done the same, took me years to find out about ETFs. A global tracker has got everything in it, it seems boring but actually returns and simplicity wise its very good.
I think Vanguard's best one stop fund for equity is FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund. Yes fees are a bit high 0.23% but you basically buying entire stock market. It will simplify portfolio of most investors asuming one does not want a tilt in any direction. Keeping it simple, helps greatly to stay the course.
I agree, this is my chosen fund too!
I moved away from Vanguard and now I buy this "HSBC FTSE All-World Index Fund Accumulation C" (GB00BMJJJF91). It is the same concepts but lower fees.
@@giuliotani243 - I agree the HSBC fund is good too, but I use the Vanguard platform for the 0.15% platform charge. I know there are cheaper ways of doing it, but it is cheap enough for me. I'm not going to worry about 0.10% when some people are paying well over 2% combined because they don't want to DIY.
I thought this too but with transaction costs as high as 0.08% it makes the fund 0.46% per year. fidelity + the HSBC fund Ramin talks about would be cheaper than vanguard unless you've got to the £375 cap
@@NedFlanders39 😅
The equivalent Fidelity world fund is cheaper at 0.12% and the Fidelity US fund is 0.06% annual fees. The only Vanguard fund which I do hold is Global Small Cap, for diversification. It has averaged just over 9% per annum over the last 10 years.
I really wish there was a UCITS ex-US developed equity ETF
Great video as always. I tend to go 75% Lifestrategy 60 with an additional 25% FTSE Developed Ex-Uk. This provides a 70/30 Equity/Bond split I’m after but offsets the UK element more in favour of rest of developed world
Hi, great idea....I think.(!) How's it worked out? Any updates?
Still on LS100 and been thinking about switching to Dev World ex UK.....
I've left a wealth management firm due to insane fees but learn't a fair bit along the way. Transferred my ISA to Vanguard purely for index trackers and low fees. Also it takes the temptation away from buying single stocks. My one gripe is there needs to be a gold etf as I'd hedge my portfolio 10% with, but never mind. Last year after seeing the crazy over valuations of the market I decided it would be hazardous territory to go into indexing. I've gone with the Wellington managed Sustainability 80-90 fund annual cost .48% and its proved its worth. Doesn't sound like a lot but since transferring across in May 2022 just before the June crash im up still just shy of 5% while rest of the market was decimated in 2022. Theres a possibility with this debt ceiling crisis the sp500 could poss blow well below last October lows but no one truly knows. Only at that point if it does crash down the sp500 whilst the fund holds up much stronger due to its vast pickings of undervalued stocks will I be rotating around 60% out into the SP500 index for the run back up before diversifying back into the fund. Cheap doesn't always pay off, esp in this environment of uncertainties.
Do you allow Vanguard to manage it for you or you manage your portfolio yourself
@@sports4fun662 yes I manage it myself, just waiting for my dividend accumulation early January. Then im out ETF's all the way now for next 5 years, just hedged 10% with short term corporates ;]
Thank you - Another superb and informative video.
I have some managed funds with Nutmeg. They are the equivalent of the Life Strategy Funds. The difference is that the Nutmeg funds consistently outperform Vanguards offering my a large margin. But, then there are the fees...
Now I know why there is such a difference.
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing @Kevin U.K.
Vanguard do seem to be very slow at getting funds onto the platform VWRP is is available elsewhere for example
I'm not sure I agree with the hedging back to £.
My approach is if the fund is more than 50% US then hold it in $. If it was Developed Europe hold it in Euro.
The reason is there are papers written showing that over the long term currencies are net neutral, so why pay the extra to hedge.
Also if u have a fund that is mainly dollars hedged to £ then you are going to pay for hedging fees in the fund cost as someone has to pay for it.
You say at the end of the video that vanguard has no global equity acc fund. What about FTSE global all cap?
He’s using a cutoff of 0.20% for cheap, just missing the Global All-cap’s 0.23%.
Surely for 0.9% higher fee you'd just opt for the global all cap. You're putting EM on the table otherwise, unless you buy an EM fund.
You've missed out the best one stop shop fund by Vanguard, the FTSE Global All Cap Acc. This is the ultimate global diversification which weights to the global markets and includes emerging markets too.
What's the fee for that one?
It’s just a more expensive version of buying the large cap and small cap separately?
I can’t find the top rated vanguard fund VVUSEI can anyone advise what the the ticker is for this ?
Exactly my first thought. Ramin did mention any fund with TER above 22bps was too expensive ( for him ) so maybe it was screened out for comparison?
VWRP
Vanguard could dominate UK ETF market if they slashed VWRL/VEVE to ~0.10/0.08%, undercutting HSBC & Fidelity funds. Frustrating how slow they've been to drop their fees (especially when it can be cheaper to hold some of their offerings on other platforms)...
Still not going to get over them dropping their factor ETFs... miss my VVAL...
Hi Ramin. That was one of your best yet in my view. Possibly because I’m collecting a favourite list of etf to call on as and when needed but also because it touched on a frustration of no global ex-us etf. They seem like hens teeth. Also appreciated the use of vanguards 10 year projections and comparisons. Thank you. Now I need to focus on my recipe, in a bit more detail 👉🏻👈🏻
I couldn’t find a global ex US equity ETF when I checked JustETF some months ago. Nobody offers one.
@@george6977 Google EAFE funds. pretty sure they're world ex usa and canada!
There is an Accumulating version of VWRL... it's VWRP (GBP) or VWRA (USD)
Once again, thanks so much for your carefully researched info Ramin. You're really making a difference to people
diversification is the DNA of Vanguard... if you want to stock pick, pay more for the ability on other platforms
Hi Ramin, could you please do a video about the Interactive Investor platform and its comparison with Vanguard? Many thanks!
Vànguard should lower their maximum platform fee to match Interactive Investor.
Zero?
Vanguard will need to lower their ETF purchase and platform fees to zero to compete with Invest Engine.
I actually like LifeStrategy 100 because it's an "anti US" equity tilt (as the UK tech sector is 0%) and I (strangely) find it more diversifying than a Global Tracker. And in 2020-2023 my theory did prove me right.
UK lagged post pandemic, but held its own in 2022-present, whilst the US surged post pandemic and crashed in 2022. Why I personally like it. However, I can see why others don't like that tilt.
Thanks, I've been looking forward to this one!
Cracking video, I'm vanguard user and that missing funds section at 16:00 you highlighted really frustrated me in them not having these type of products available as opportunities to increase diversification. Instead they will just churn out another ESG fund of some kind.
I agree. Every new fund over the last few years seems to be just an ESG version of an existing fund.
@@dphillips9641 and charge you a little more for taking those few stocks out.
Good observation on ESG but I feel that will change in the near future
Just found out tonight by email from Vanguard that they are pulling their Personal Financial Advice service. Just like that! Ends in May, management fees will be refunded. They saw we can move to other funds or move provider.
Thank you so much! Learning loads. :-)
Always Vanguard your money 💰
Forecasts are pointless. Nobody knows, not even Vanguard (as previous Vanguard inflation predictions demonstrate!). If a fund has thousands of stocks from throughout the world regardless of the weightings, and the fund is cheap, that'll do. So I'd consider Lifestrategy 100, or Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap as 'good' Vanguard Funds.
I wouldn't opt for anything that tracks FTSE Developed World Index or MSCI World Index without bolting on an EM fund and maybe a small cap/income/value fund because they are developed world only and on their own they are too S&P 500 heavy. If there is mean reversion, that won't offer a particularly good risk adjusted return.
FTSE World (not Developed World) has EM. Unfortunately VG don't offer such a fund. :( I have an L&G one with very low costs.
@@trickyrat483 what about Vanguard All World Accumulating (VWRA)? That tracks the FTSE All World with both developed and EM
VWRL has EM, it's one of the biggest ETFs.
Would FTSE Global all Cap be high on the funds list as far as returns are concerned
Ramin, can you do a video about switching funds. Not just the process but more about the potential costs 'loss/gain' aspects between the switch taking place. 5-7days is quoted as normal, questions like when would it be best to switch between funds? When prices are high (e.g. in profit) or doesn't it matter? Do you hold the money in cash then buy back in at a better time? Thanks for another good video
If you have £80,000, and you use a DCA approach of investing monthly e.g. £100, with Interactive Investor, would that suddenly make it much more expensive than doing the same with Vanguard due to the trade fees?
Hi Ramin, very informative as usual, many thanks. Could you do a similar equivalent review for Ishares?
Hi Ramin
I believe you have missed the 0.22% Fund management fee and £7.50 ETF cost and 0.02-0.46 additional ETF cost by Vanguard. If one invest £30k then the annual cost will be £122. Thanks for the informative video
Good video, but... Why have you ignored VEVE (Vanguard Developed World ETF)? 0.12 Fee, includes UK, which I believe is preferable to the Ex UK fund you choose, and a bit cheaper too for more diversification (and a bit less US)Can't really be that difficult just to log in every 3 months and re invest the dividends.
Hi Tiago, I wanted accumulating funds and VEVE is an income fund. Thanks, Ramin
@@Pensioncraft Thank you for the reply, and thank you also for the brilliant channel.
Other than the need to re-invest the dividends paid, any other reason why you consider Acc only?
Wouldn’t there be a tax implication if the dividend was paid, assuming you have used up your ISA allowance
@@jamesevans6438 It's harder to calculate how much you owe, but you still have to pay tax on Dividends earned on Acc. Funds. So no difference there.
@@Pensioncraft Is the VHVG the same as this. It's on trading 121 and is accumulating?
Very interesting. On the Lifestrategy UK bias, if you're not super keen on trying to emulate the fund yourself (and dialing down the UK overweight), could you not just go with the Vanguard Global All Cap, and then add in a global bond fund of some kind and achieve a similar result?
That would keep the portfolio relatively simple, which is what appeals to people who have the Lifestrategy funds. It's truly baffling why Vanguard insist on the UK home bias.
Vanguard believes most UK investors want a home bias so that is what they supply.
i have the same bias in my default pension allocation with Aviva. kinda annoying if you dont want it!
HSBC Ftse All world- includes 8% emerging markets
Fidelity World P- only developed world
Legal and General Global 100- follows S&P 100 index.
All 3 are great global Index funds and covers you as they do slightly different things.
Do you mean this one GB00BMJJJF91 ?
@@giuliotani243 no
Great and useful video as always
Thanks again Jubair's Financ
Great video as always. In the past you've said FTSE global all cap was your fund of choice is there a reason you've moved away from it? Do you not need/want the small cap coverage?
Hi @scut92 the fee is a lot lower for developed ex-UK. Thanks, Ramin
@@Pensioncraft 0.09 a lot lower? The small cap + EM inclusion into the global all cap may give you greater returns, much more than the 0.09 difference! If you're scrimping on fees, why do you not use invest engine or 212? You can then get a purer global equity tracker with VWRP without a platform fee, which will be cheaper than your developed ex-uk on Vanguard Platform!
@PensionCraft do you think having a low fee would give you a higher return than paying 0.9% more for an EM mixed global fund like All Cap?
Really useful video as always Ramin. Many thanks.
My pleasure @JohninRosc
Absolutely love this video ❤👌
Trading 212 fee for holding a fund is free in their ISA. Why not mention that one as it’s now, one of the most popular ones in the UK.
I would like to start investing on an index fund that only covers BRICS countries, but there isn't any. All the speculative bubble of vanguard and the rest relies on pumping up the U.S. dollar. No thanks.
Would it be safe to get in now? Considering the recent global economic crisis?
Very disappointed that Vanguard shuttered their factor funds, right at the peak of megacap / capweight out-performance in early 2021. Very little choice for UK investors who want to exposure to value / small value.
Exactly. UBS has the RAFI 1000 fund and it is essentially a value fund at a reasonable fee. Outperformed in 2022 vs a straight developed world fund.
Don’t understand how Dev world ex UK has substantial out performed VEVE during the last year, while the FTSE reaches all time high, why wouldn’t the inclusion of UK in VEVE have a positive effect? Other than ex UK both track FTSE world index?
Believe it or not, some Vanguard Funds in the UK are not available direct from Vanguard and are only available via other platforms. For example, I've got VUAG through Hargreaves Lansdown and I can't see this on Vanguard. Also, most, if not all, the Vanguard Funds available to UK investors are domiciled in Ireland not in the UK - May be important to some people for tax or other reasons.
No ETFs are domiciled in the UK. I don’t know why.
@@george6977 To avoid the higher rates of UK corporation tax. It's no surprise that Vanguard, Google, Microsoft, Macdonald's, Aldi UK, Lidl UK etc are all domiciled in Ireland. My daughter works in the NHS and for this reason, and others, I always try to support UK companies that pay their taxes in the UK. FCIT is a FSTE 100 UK-domiciled company that has beaten Vanguard VWRL over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years and so that is where my money goes for global investments.
@@petermorris3665
Thanks. Regarding FCIT, I expect that’s due to gearing, possibly luck or maybe skill. Let’s hope they don’t regress to the mean.
I used to believe some fund managers could outperform but S&P data convinced me that 85% of them can’t over a 20 year period so I now invest in low cost index funds.
Hi! Can you do a video similar but for all the best UK funds in general. And what about a strategy to start a JISA? Which funds do you suggest? Thanks
What do you think about govermments trying to control more and more what kind of funds investors invest in? I see more and more ESG funds, forcing to sell Russian equity since the war begin. I don't feel it's safe to invest in emerging markets Vanguard funds , because of China risk and western govermments. Any thoughts?
Hopefully someone at Vanguard is listening, perhaps Ramin’s video could influence them to maybe reducing the LS UK bias and take on some of the other gripes.
Pity they can’t fix the uk overweighting issue.
why not FTSE Global all cap which covers emerging markets?
Vanguard have become greedy, they cut the interest rate for holding cash from over 3% to 2.2%
Buy money market fund with cash and get 5% or so income every month.
@@dudleyjoseph9485 is that 5% a month or 5% a year spread monthly?
Excellent content as usual by Pension Craft.
I have to start my pound cost averaging using stocks and shares ISA, and I wanted to stick to Vanguard for peace of mind. For per month GBP 100 OR 200, shall I go with your recommendation (i.e., FTSE Developed World ex-UK Equity Index Fund - Accumulation) (is this better than VWRL?) . Thanks very much.
VEVE is my favoured Vanguard fund.
Agree that it’d nice to have more GBP hedged options. I’ve been using NS&I Premium Bonds to hedge my USD equity exposure.
Hi great video- you mentioned the HSBC fund? Which one is it?
Anyone any experience of flipping their isa provider? I’m with HL, joined with little research but now I they are the worst value. Thinking of switching to Vanguard after listening to this vid
Yes, I requested to transfer my entire isa but my Ex Neil Woodford fund could not be sold off, so now I have to reapply for a partial transfer!
FYI any Vanguard holdings on HL don’t need to be sold off but others do. All a bit messy.
Actually holding Vanguard ETFs works out cheaper with HL as they have a £45 cap per year on their ISA for ETFs. As soon as you hit £10,000 with HL you start saving money. You have to factor in the £11 trading cost but if you put a lump sum in a few times a year it still works out to be very good value. Not sure why this isn't mentioned in the video. You can also hold ETFs that don't appear on the Vanguard site. I think its a good idea to have more than one ISA though with different providers, it feels safer.
Worth noting that HL actually works out cheaper than Vanguard and ii to hold Vanguard ETFs. HL have a £45 cap per year on their ISA for ETFs. As soon as you hit £10,000 with HL you start saving money. You have to factor in the £11 trading cost but if you put a lump sum in a few times a year it still works out to be very good value.
Which? disagree as you must have a large portfolio in order to avoid their expensive fees. Halifax are the cheapest according to Which? I recently moved my portfolio from HL.
If you buy it using HL monthly savings scheme its free to buy.😊
Can i do a dividend stock portfolio with vanguard and will they choose the stocks for me? I don't feel I have the knowledge to choose my own
Brilliant video as usual.
Would it be safe to invest the example stated £250,000 in any one platform? As the protected amount is only £85,000 per person.
These are investment funds, not cash or fixed-interest. Totally different set of rules - the assets are ring-fenced from the platform provider.
@@trickyrat483 thanks for your explanation. I have been struggling with the question. So if I understand you clearly, the assets as in the etf/fund is protected regardless of the value whilst cash is protected up to £85K. Apologies if I have stated the obvious.
If a platform were to be hacked and collapsed as happens with crypto exchanges, I suspect ring fencing would offer no protection when assets vanish. My understanding is you would receive a maximum of £85,000 compensation eventually, if anything is left, maybe years later, after the administrators have taken their high fees.
Most of platforms if not all of them operates thru bank accounts so if in GFC 2008 banks have beneficiating a baliout sistem by the goverment since 2014 if im not mistaken there is a new sistem called bail-in and clients funds are hold back to be used in leveraged banks positions and so. Coin bureau have a video explaining better the thing, go check that out
Cash aside, I think there might be a difference between active funds and passive funds (such as ETFs). But no idea in all honesty! Banks are a different kettle of fish and we’re gambling your money away during the GFC so that’s why they didn’t have it ready to pay out.
Based on Ramin's presentation, less experienced investors may actually think that Vanguard can predict currency movements and returns years ahead in the future. This is untrue, and if you check published information from successful fund managers such as Terry Smith, they will confirm that even experts can't predict the future in the way Ramin is implying. Having said this, I guess beginners may find some of the information useful but I would recommend that they also check what the approaches used by expert fund managers in order to get a more balanced view.
True, also long term (since WW2) the Pound has been going down against the dollar, I'm not sure what will happen but it does bring in the possibility of human error relying on a forecast.
Great video and many thanks. A world ex US is attractive but I don’t see any providers offering one.
Anyone know of an ex US fund/etf available to UK investors?
ishares EAFE
Hi Ramin ✋ What is the HSBC fund with .12 fee you mention please and why not invest in either (HSBC or Vanguard) say via trading 212 that have no account fee?
HSBC FTSE All-World Index Fund Accumulation is the fund. Ramin's already set up in vanguard so i'd assume he'd want to keep all his money in one place. if i had over 80k in my ISA id prefer to put it in a multi trillion dollar AUM company than a trading212 app. but thats just my theory
Im on pensionbee with a fee of 0.7 which i think is very high. would it be better to transfer to the vanguard sipp?
Great content as usual Ramin. You mentioned that you are invested in two funds, global world equities and global bonds. Do you mind sharing the percentage of those two funds and the reason for that percentage? Thank you
£7.50 is charged for live price, just choose next available price and you skip this fee completely.
Could you make a video regarding cheapest/best global funds on trading 212 ?
Can you tell the which Vanguard funds are on those list that are available on Freetrade or other SIPP? Or even other ETFs Global Ex-US funds?
when you invest in a mutual fund, do you have ownership of specific stocks? if so do you have to pay tax on stocks that are overseas e.g paying tax in US if you own shares in the US?
I have a question. If the dollar goes down the US market should go up & if you are in a hedged fund would you not be protected against the devaluation of the dollar?
If the dollar goes down you would be able to buy more US equities with your GBP, unless you are in a hedged fund which would decrease in value. This is separate to whether US equities go up or down. I think overall it could be bad news for the US as their imports would get more expensive and they have a trade deficit so more imports than exports.
VUAG accumulates and offers a decent enough risk
LS funds, even with US lower Projects, still think it’s to be avoided based on too much UK?
Great video Ramin! Is there such a thing as a global fund excl the US for U.K. investors with any other provider?
Hi Ramin, would you consider the Vanguard FTSE all world ex UK Equity Index Fund, and the Vanguard All world high dividend yield ucit ETF a good complimentary fit.
Hi Ramin, wgat about VUAG?
Clear images please. Can't see
hi can you do a video on short term money market funds as a safe way to hold cash in a sipp in the short term?
Hi @James Orr here is my video about money market funds ua-cam.com/video/qMTkreV2CRU/v-deo.html
But you didn’t count sipp in interactive so your comparison is actually completely wrong as ii charge for sipps separately but vanguard don’t.
I have vuke and vhyl as i couldnt find an etf that automatically reinvested dividends? Anyone know if there are any?!
Are there any Vanguard funds which are best to have in a recession? Vanguard are currently paying 3.70% on cash.
Great Video, as always! Take your point about Life Strategy and overweight to UK equity, what do you think about sustainable life and their flexible allocation of bond to equity?
Great video, really well explained, thank you.
I'm looking to start investing through Vanguard, I plan to use the dollar-cost averaging strategy with a monthly transaction, and keeping within the annual ISA allowance. I see that Vanguard launched the Vanguard Managed ISA in Dec 2022. As I'm starting out the total 0.60% fee will be quite minimal as a total amount, is this a product I should be looking at? Either instead of or along side the FTSE Developed world ex-UK Fund?
I would avoid the managed options personally, as there is more room for human error when someone is picking the funds. You could maybe add VWRL ETF as well as that gives some exposure to UK and non-developed markets.
One fund missing in your list was the VHYL - based on your recent video on high dividend yield equity this would have been interesting. I think its only been around for 5 years which is maybe why it wasn’t included?
Thanks for the awesome video as always
Lol sorry! Just got to the end and realized that’s the equity fund you recommend!!! Thank you!
8-)
I prefer VHYL global high yield fund. The other global funds are just too heavy on US equities. VHYL is also probably more defensive (Dividend stocks). The current yield is way above the standard global funds.
Don't forget GGRP...
@@paul_k_7351 my understanding this is a mix of momentum and dividends. To capture the best of both worlds. The only thing is this covers developed markets only
For a £255 saving in an entire year surely you should be taking into consideration UX and Customer Service
Why get accumulation funds rather than ones that pay dividends? What's the advantage exactly (sorry total noob here)?
Not a major difference, just means you dont have to log in and re-invest the dividends yourself (and possibly have to add cash to get it to the £500 minimum for an ETF buy on Vanguard, ok if you are adding cash anyway a few times a year). Not a big deal, might make a difference if it was for a junior ISA that you wanted to be able to leave alone for years but otherwise I can't it being a problem.
@@dunk8157 Great thanks!
Hello, thanks for all the advice regarding investing. I wonder if you have opinions or criteria regarding ESG investments with Vanguard?. Thanks in advance.
Is this the HSBC fund Ramin referring to? HSBC FTSE All-World Index C Acc BMJJJF91? Thanks
Super explanation
Thank you 🙂 @Ugandhar Pitta
What percentage allocation do you have for these two?
He missed this yes. Comes down to your time scales and risk doesn’t it.
I have my SIPP with vanguard, I am thinking of opening ISA, is it worth doing it with AJ Bell or a company that's not vanguard so that I can cover more Holdings and diversify better than sticking to vanguard
they do sipps?
@@711-v3k yup
Can I still buy VGPMX?
I’d like to see a fund dedicated to India only
Hey Ramin - do you look at transaction fees when assessing when a fund is expensive or not? Vanguard funds soon shoot up to .30 - .46% quite quickly when looking at the fees overall, perhaps more expensive than Fidelity etc when your balance doesnt reach the £375 cap.
no cost to buy and sell on Vanguard platform
I wouldn't recommend holding more than £85k on any one platform anyway (cause of the FSCS protection limit), so I guess the Vanguard costs would stay manageable in that case.
doesn't work after you've been at it for a while
FSCS 85k limit is for banks, I asked HL about this and they split customer money between several banks to try and avoid issues, not sure about Vanguard.
I believe its VUAG?
Hello, I am a little confused, sorry, I have invested in”FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund Accumulation”, this wasn’t on your list but seems to offer what you said you would like to see? Great video BTW, thanks
Fund management cost is 0.23 % which exceeds his 0.2 % limit ?
@@stecli seems a bit silly though, surely excluding UK & emerging markets to save 0.3% is a weird trade off
@Ned Flanders Agreed
Hello mate is return doing well after a year. Thank you
I was wondering if you could make a video for the best vanguard funds to invest in for Muslims. There isn’t much of a choice for us and not much of information for ethical funds.
The funds with a ESG in the name are in theory Ethical so thats a start.
iShares, HSBC and others offer Islamic funds
One thing you didn't cover in your overview of vanguard funds is whether or not they are using a full replication approach or sampling - because if they are sampling through one reason or another due to illiquidity issues etc then the passive fund you think you are investing into may not be as passive as you think - because sampling does require active decision making & this can sway the tracking error - also sampling funds have higher turnover and expenses while earning worse returns relative to full replication funds which equates to a 60 basis points lower return for sampling funds year on year net return basis.
I have question?
Why would I save my fruits of the label in something that loses its purchasing power... ? I mean fiat money 💰
Money needs to be changednat it's core..
Risk is as medium to high and return thanks to inflation almost next to nothing...
And the strategy is to buy some government bonds...
How do governments get Extra money to pay me interest on my investments? They will tax us more or print more of it.... In the end we people pay for all of it one way or another and vanguard takes a fee for it... 😂
I do respect your work but we need something else.
It's not working well...
I really like your video!
What do you think about S&P500 offered from a Vanguard as well? If you can make a video be great! Bye
Emerging market is China and India essentially?
Until the day China believes it has military superiority or that the US will not retaliate when it eventually invades Taiwan. China assets will go to zero just like Russian assets.
@@george6977 I totally agree with that analysis. It is a shame by the way because Chinese company fundamentals are more than excellent.