The Vanguard Group Inc.

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The Vanguard Group Inc. Company Profile

Overview
Recruiting
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Competitors

Overview

The Vanguard Group Inc. is a global investment management company based in Valley Forge, Pa. The company is the second-largest provider of mutual funds and its Vanguard 500 Index Fund is the granddaddy of all indexed mutual funds.

Founder John Bogle, a folksy and outspoken critic of Wall Street, has a cultlike following among investors, known as Bogleheads. He's credited with bringing low-cost index funds to individual investors. Retired now, Bogle runs a research center on the Vanguard campus. The mutual nature of the firm's ownership differentiates the company from its broker-sold rivals in the fund industry.

Sectors

Asset Management and

Insurance.

Recruiting

The Vanguard Group Inc.'s careers site talks about the company's commitment to work-life balance, as well as its fitness centers and other conveniences for employees, such as chartered buses at commuter rail lines to its offices. You'll also find details about its internships and one-year rotational management training program.