Precious metals and foreign stock funds realized the highest returns last year; plus, mutual funds moved closer to launching ETF share classes.

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Admiral fund ( VTSAX) became the first no-load mutual fund to have more than $2 trillion in total assets last year ( Table 3 ). Vanguard 500 Index Admiral fund ( ...

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