Basically the same thing if investing over a long time horizon. I still prefer

May 14, 2022
9:57:55pm

PCCoug Contributor

VTSAX since you can buy fractional shares and you don’t have to buy it during the trading day and don’t have to worry whether to do a market, limit, or stop order.

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Best Vanguard index fund for an 18-yr old - VTSAX?

kccougar All-American

5/14/22 8:50pm

I prefer VOO and VTI

WDaddy

5/14/22 8:55pm

VTSAX is the index fund version of VTI

JOPE

5/14/22 8:58pm

Sure or VFIAX, just depends of if you want small cap exposure and more diversity…

JOPE

5/14/22 8:56pm

Single fund for long term investment? VT

Blue Cat

5/14/22 9:01pm

This whole thread confuses the crap out of TNT

TNT

5/14/22 9:42pm

Just do VTI. I can't see any advantage to using VTSAX as opposed to VTI. You should also consider FXAIX which has an

Pimpin4Paradise

5/14/22 9:47pm

Basically the same thing if investing over a long time horizon. I still prefer

PCCoug

5/14/22 9:57pm

I would do the index fund if he has Vanguard brokerage account, which I assumed he does and is why he was asking about

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