[Updated in August 2018 after Fidelity lowered fees and removed minimum investments on its index funds.] What are the best index funds and ETFs for long-term investors using Fidelity? I have more ...
Will Other Brokers Match Vanguard and Make All ETFs Commission-Free?
Online brokers are in a very competitive space. When Charles Schwab lowered its online trading commission from $8.95 per trade to $6.95 in 2017, within days Fidelity lowered its commission from $7.95 ...
TD Ameritrade Commission-Free ETFs Going Much Worse
Since 2010, TD Ameritrade offered commission-free trades on a list of 101 ETFs. Because those ETFs were selected by Morningstar, they had a level of objectivity. The list included over 30 ETFs from ...
Vanguard Proxy Voting 2017
I received an email from Vanguard asking me to vote on some proxy proposals. As a responsible shareholder I read the proxy statement and I cast my votes. I'm recording my votes here for future ...
Now With Small Caps: New Fidelity International Stock Index Fund
[Updated in August 2018.] If you invest in a Fidelity account, the international stock index fund of choice had been Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund (FSGDX). With an expense ratio of only 0.06%, ...
Mutual Fund Or ETF Dividend Frequency and Compounding
Over on the Bogleheads forum, for a short while, a number of posters were wondering why they didn't see a dividend posted from certain Fidelity funds. Fidelity Spartan Total Market Index Fund, for ...