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Old 02-08-2012, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by aljetmet View Post
I rolled over my 401K in 1993 to Fidielity. It's a brokerage account and I have several Vanguard ETFs. I also have a non-retirement brokerage account where some of my future TV down payment resides.

I managed my father in laws accounts at Schwab, Vanguard and Citi and found that Fideity's online website to be superior.

FYI I pay $7.95 per trade and Fidelity now has no fees to purchase 30 diffferent ETFs.

On some non Fidelity mutual funds you can pay $75 per trade so you need to do your homework and decide if it's worth it.
You don't pay fees to buy ETFs but there are add'l fees within the system that affect your returns. That's also why 529s have lagged...there's a layering of fees. Nonetheless, still pretty much the best for college savings because of the tax benefits....

Why do you buy ETFs vs individual funds?
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