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Do I make more money if I combine 2 VTI investments (me and my spouse) into one investment?

Myself and my wife own some VTI ETF. I own more and she owns less. We are planning to make some additional monthly investments into VTI. Question -- Which account should we put more VTI in, mine or ...
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Cannot understand the 10 year VTI growth chart on Vanguard

The image below shows the performance of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE Arca: VTI). I cannot understand how $10,000 becomes $34,070 after 10 years with a 10-year return of 12.80%. Shouldn't it ...
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Index fund question regarding Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares - compound interest

I created an account with TDAmeritrade and started investing in VFIAX(Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares) three years ago. At the time, I thought that I am investing in an index fund. However I ...
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Compounded Interest on Mutual Funds

I may be missing or misunderstanding something regarding how compound interest works with mutual funds and ETFs. Let's say I have $10,000, and I invest said monies in mutual fund XXXXX at $100/share, ...
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