Mr. Joseph Brennan This is Me

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1. 1. www.kiplinger.com

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   Published on: 6/15/2008   Last Visited: 6/16/2008

   Not so fast, says Joe Brennan, Vanguard's liaison with the outside money managers who run its funds.He says he's "comfortable with U.S. Growth's management team" despite the fund's track record.Brennan agrees that the fund has disappointed investors, but defends its stewards, saying "all managers, even the great ones, go through periods of underperformance."He says that's why Vanguard does not change managers based on fund returns alone.

2. 2. Vanguard − Webcast: Records fall during strong second quarter

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   Published on: 7/18/2007   Last Visited: 9/12/2007

   Joseph Brennan The second quarter saw a number of records broken as liquidity in global markets drove corporate debt issuance and mergers and acquisitions to new highs. Stocks thrived amid all the activity, while bond prices fell.
   
   In this 11-minute multimedia webcast, Joseph Brennan, head of Vanguard's Portfolio Review Department, reviews the stock and bond market activity of the past three months. He comments on themes that have shaped equity markets in recent years, as well as new developments during the quarter.

3. 3. www.vanguard.com

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   Published on: 12/6/2006   Last Visited: 3/3/2007

   "Human behavior is such that humans are programmed to be attracted to the prettiest picture," said Joseph Brennan, a principal in Vanguard's Portfolio Review Group, in an interview for our Plain Talk on InvestingÔ podcast series. "As an investor, you have to separate yourself from that basic human instinct and focus on what matters in the long run.
   
   "[Investment] performance evaluation involves cutting through a lot of noise-whether it be noise that the market provides or noise that the media provides," Mr. Brennan said.