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suitable vanguard funds for a short-term goal (1-2 years)
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1-2 years is very short-term. if you know you will need the money in that timeframe and cannot risk losing money because of a stock market correction, you should stay away from equities (stocks). a short-term bond fund (like vbisx) will pay around 1%, maybe a bit more, and only has a small amount of risk. money market funds are practically risk-free (technically speaking they can lose money, but it's extremely rare) but rates of return are dismal. it's hard to get bigger returns without taking on more risk.
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