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Can I get in to the pity party? Long time Vanguard Flagship customer - service deteriorates year after year. Long waits for a rep, confusing and contradictory instructions. Web site is cumbersome, clunky and annoyingly difficult to navigate for ba…
Using the same data source, compare DODFX's "subpar" - er, miserable - performance to that of another "Gold" rated fund Vanguard Intl Growth:
YTD + 49.8%, 3 YRS +20.2%, 5 YRS +19.4%
Yowza! Dramatically different returns for both "Gold" funds in …
DODFX is a perfect example of why one should ignore M* recs. Lousy picks. DODFX still has as of today M* "Gold" status. I can think of another color - it ain't shiny metal.
As of Dec. 1st DODFX results:
YTD -{3.0%}, 3 years -{0.1%}, 5 years +4.5%…
May I join this commiseration? Maurice, long gone MFO poster, was also a Third Ave and Acorn (Ralph Wagner) suffering soul. I owned Fairholme from its very early days in NJ, along with Third Ave when Marty was running it. Great returns for both,…
Those interested - such as Jerry - might recheck the link above. Acorn will distribute $8 per share in cap gains this December. It will be interesting to see the impact of M* lowered rating & repeated concern about the fund shedding $8 billion…
