Comments on: Vanguard Review: Pros, Cons, And Alternatives https://thecollegeinvestor.com/19714/vanguard-review/ Navigating Money And Education Sun, 19 May 2024 19:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert Farrington https://thecollegeinvestor.com/19714/vanguard-review/#comment-476474 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:27:18 +0000 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/?p=19714#comment-476474 In reply to Harvey.

Don’t invest in Vanguard just for the funds. You can buy Vanugard ETFs and funds anywhere. And most brokers have direct competitor funds and ETFs that may be similar for equal or even lower cost.

]]> By: Harvey https://thecollegeinvestor.com/19714/vanguard-review/#comment-476470 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:58:25 +0000 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/?p=19714#comment-476470 Thanks for the overview on Vanguard. While the user interface is not as intuitive as other platforms and does not offer fractional share investing, I would say that its low cost funds are aligned with investor incentives.

]]> By: Investing_Fanatic https://thecollegeinvestor.com/19714/vanguard-review/#comment-468686 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:04:19 +0000 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/?p=19714#comment-468686 Vanguard is not beginner friendly with their $3,000 minimum for their great Index mutual funds and lack of fractional shares for ETFs.
Vanguard is also bad for day traders and option traders.

However once someone gets up to $10k in assets in their Vanguard account, it becomes a great broker for long-term investing. Some have argued to build your first $10k at other brokers, then transfer to Vanguard once they reach $10k in assests (post-taxes).

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