Mutual Funds

I tend to prefer stocks to ETFs and ETFs to mutual funds. However, I own some mutual funds in my employee retirement accounts and recognize their value for investors who want to take a relatively hands-off approach to their IRAs, so I have done some research on mutual funds. Here is my watchlist of low-cost, low-minimum investment mutual funds.

Mixed Funds

• Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX)

Equity Funds

• T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund (PRDGX)
• T. Rowe Price Real Assets Fund (PRAFX)
• VALIC Small Cap Special Values Fund (VSSVX)
• Vanguard Windsor II (VWNFX)

Bond Funds

• Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (VIPSX)