Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas. - Paul Samuelson
Investing in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) gives your portfolio a unique element, exposure to international markets, which has been beaten up for years. The ETF provides immediate access to a wide range of stocks in forty-six countries, a highly diversified investment. Since its inception, the ETF has earned its investors an average annual return of a meager 2.37%. Even its Year-to-Date loss is a disappointing -11% after