Vanguard

The Vanguard Group is an American investment management company based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, that manages approximately $3.0 trillion in assets. It is the largest provider of mutual funds and the third-largest provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the world, with approximately $337.2 billion in ETF assets under management, as of January 21, 2014. It offers mutual funds and other financial products and services to retail and institutional investors in the United States and abroad. Founder and former chairman John C. Bogle is credited with the creation of the first index fundavailable to individual investors, the popularization of index funds generally,and driving costs down across the mutual fund industry.

Premium benefits

As your Vanguard accounts grow, so will your access to more personal attention, lower costs, and other special privileges.

	Personal Investor	Voyager®	Voyager Select®	Flagship®	Flagship Select™
Vanguard assets	Less than $50,000	Starting at $50,000	Starting at $500,000	Starting at $1 million	Starting at $10 million
Personal assistance	Vanguard representative.	Voyager representative.	Voyager Select representative.	Assigned Flagship representative.	Dedicated relationship manager and relationship administrator.
Account service fees	None.*	None.	None.	None.	None.
Brokerage commissions and fees	Commission-free Vanguard ETF trades. Online. $7 for the first 25 stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades†; $20 for subsequent trades. By phone.** $25 for all stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades.	Commission-free Vanguard ETF trades. Online. $7 for all stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades. By phone.** $25 for all stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades.	Commission-free Vanguard ETF trades. Online and by phone.** $2 for all stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades.	Commission-free Vanguard ETF trades. Online and by phone.** 25 commission-free stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades†; $2 for subsequent trades.	Commission-free Vanguard ETF trades. Online and by phone.**500 commission-free stock and non-Vanguard ETF trades†; $2 for subsequent trades.
Access to a financial advisor	—	—	Included.	Included.	Included.
Ongoing portfolio management	—	—	Fee-based.	Fee-based.	Fee-based.
Trust services	—	—	Fee-based.	Fee-based.	Fee-based.
Exclusive investment opportunities	—	—	—	Ability to purchase select closed Vanguard funds.	Ability to purchase select closed Vanguard funds. Access to lowest-cost funds.
Other exclusive benefits	—	—	—	—	Invitations to private events across the U.S. with Vanguard senior staff. Personal consultations with Vanguard experts.

Costs, fees & minimums

Your accounts can work harder for you when they're not dragged down by high costs.

On average, Vanguard mutual fund expense ratios are 82% less than the industry average.*

You don't get a bill explaining how much of your savings went toward paying mutual fund expenses, because those costs are paid directly out of each fund's returns.

Vanguard was built differently to make sure we stay focused on keeping your costs low. You only pay what it costs us to run the funds—period.

Plus, for as long as you keep investing at Vanguard, you'll pay:

No account service fees.
No front-end or back-end sales loads.
No extra distribution or marketing fees (known as "12b-1" fees).

Investor Shares

$1,000 for Vanguard Target Retirement Funds and Vanguard STAR® Fund.
$3,000 for most other Vanguard funds.**

Admiral Shares

$10,000 for most index funds and tax-managed funds.
$50,000 for most actively managed funds.
$100,000 for certain sector-specific index funds.

Account conveniences

Making good investment decisions can be tricky enough. Handling your accounts should be the easy part.

Managing your accounts

Move your money
- Make transactions, transfer assets, and more.
- Connect your bank to your Vanguard accounts
- Transfer assets from another institution
Partner with an advisor
- Get a custom-tailored financial plan and ongoing portfolio management—for a low fee.
- Learn more about Vanguard Personal Advisor Services™
Automatic transactions
- Use electronic banking to set up transactions into and from your Vanguard accounts.
- Automatic investing
- Automatic withdrawals

Connecting with Vanguard

Account access
- View your account information and documents online and get account alerts.
- Register for vanguard.com
- Sign up for e-delivery
- Change account activity alert settings
Mobile
- Make transactions and access your account information on the go with our mobile app.
- Discover mobile access & download our app
- Send checks through your mobile device
Security features
- Access your accounts securely using special features and learn how to stay safe online.
- Use a logon security code
- Set up voice verification
- Visit the Security Center

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Facts

Supported Trades

Options
Mutual Funds
Forex

Miminum Deposit

$3000

Mobile Support

Stock Per Trade: $7.00
Options Trade Base: $20.00
Options Per Contract: $1.00

Mutual Fund Trade: $35.00
Broker Assisted Trade: $7.00

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