Can Vanguard’s VTI ETF Really Turn $1,000 Into $1.39 Million? Why the Total Stock Market Fund Is Back in Focus
Vanguard’s Total Stock Market ETF is back in the headlines after fresh weekend takes from Motley Fool and Australia’s The Bull. The pitch hasn’t changed: Both outlets say the low-fee fund still works as a straightforward path to long-term exposure across the entire U.S. market. On Saturday, a Motley Fool article crunched the numbers—if you started with $1,000 and added $200 every month, sticking to VTI’s average returns over the past ten years, you’d be looking at around $1.39 million after 30 years.
