Feb 7, 2015 · I just sold a couple of high ER mutual funds yesterday in my Vanguard account that I did an an in-kind transfer from Morgan Stanley last year. I incurred no sales fees or loads however. This may be because my Vanguard account balance is over a certain level though as was mentioned before.

Sep 28, 2017 · • Increase your investment choices to include not only Vanguard mutual funds, but also ETFs (exchange-traded funds), stocks, bonds, CDs (certificates of deposit), and mutual funds and ETFs from other companies. Take advantage of this offer by November 3 to enhance your investing experience at Vanguard! Get started now

Jan 10, 2016 · Previously Vanguard separated mutual funds from brokerage (ETFs and individual stocks) for each account type. Now they have a unified account system for new accounts and they're trying to get people to "upgrade" their split accounts to the new merged format.

Feb 1, 2015 · There's not one answer. Total World, and index funds in general, make a lot of sense to me in the accumulation phase, but 3-factor investing makes some sense too. I'm a fan of funds like Dividend Growth and Equity Income in the withdrawal phase. I'm also a fan of using those types of funds in IRA's and 401K.

Oct 25, 2016 · Several Vanguard Admiral funds have a $50,000 minimum. I invested in the Long-term Investment-grade fund, with a $50,000 minimum (also qualified me for Voyager status) years ago. It wasn't until I started reading this forum did I know that Vanguard offered Admiral funds with a $10,000 minimum.

Dec 29, 2021 · Yep, hundreds of ETFs have 0.01 spread, place a $0 limit order at the Bid, problem solved. I've never had a trade not executed doing this. Mutual funds also hold more cash for liquidity purposes and a drag on performance relative to fully invested ETFs. The only people who recommend MFs are paid to.

Feb 10, 2014 · Re: Vanguard mutual funds vs ETFs « Reply #4 on: February 09, 2014, 06:11:07 PM » Basically the only difference between the ETF and Mutual fund versions of the same sort of index fund (VTSAX and VTI for example) is that with the ETF you have to buy full shares and the price can fluctuate all day long.

Mar 7, 2014 · This is relatively high considering a comparable Vanguard fund, VFORX, has only a 0.18 ratio. Yet when I compare the two side by side, the T Rowe Price appears to be more diversified (10 underlying funds vs. 4 Vanguard funds) and average annual returns are a few percentage points higher.

Aug 29, 2015 · Merrill Edge charges a $19.95 fee for vanguard mutual fund purchases. Also, I'm not sure but I think you have to have an actual vanguard account to get admiral shares. You asked about an investor share class so this probably isn't applicable but something to be aware of using Merrill Edge.

Oct 7, 2022 · Vanguard was a laggard - both Fidelity and Schwab introduced that first. Vanguard can't be a leader when it's last. Look at "options" prices right now. Schwab and Fidelity charge $0.65/contract, while Vanguard chages $1.00/contract. Vanguard refuses to negotiate margin rates, offering far worse interest than other brokerages. And on, and on ...