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---M*, forward looking ranking.....okay, I wish them well with this.
Why would you imply that Vanguard would bribe M* for the ranking; as this is what you have implied? I have not and will not determine M*'s methods with this ranking system, but with some weigh given to ER alone, Vanguard would move up the ladder a few notches.
Per the article: People: Who is running the fund Process: How the fund selects its holdings Parent: Evaluation of the parent company, including its stewardship rating Performance: Risk-adjusted performance within the category (essentially the star rating) Price: The expense ratio
Comments
http://www.pionline.com/article/20120709/PRINTSUB/307099982/investors-hit-fixed-income-at-its-core&utm_source=Issue Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Alert/Insider
5 of the most popular ETNs
http://seekingalpha.com/article/709461-highlighting-5-of-the-most-popular-exchange-traded-notes
grading the MF families
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57466980/morningstar-grades-10-largest-mutual-fund-families/
[wonder if M* got side cash from vanguard]
---M*, forward looking ranking.....okay, I wish them well with this.
Why would you imply that Vanguard would bribe M* for the ranking; as this is what you have implied? I have not and will not determine M*'s methods with this ranking system, but with some weigh given to ER alone, Vanguard would move up the ladder a few notches.
Per the article:
People: Who is running the fund
Process: How the fund selects its holdings
Parent: Evaluation of the parent company, including its stewardship rating
Performance: Risk-adjusted performance within the category (essentially the star rating)
Price: The expense ratio
Regards,
Catch