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Investors Vanguard

Score9.8 out of 10

7 Reviews and Ratings

What is Investors Vanguard?

Categories & Use Cases

Investors Vanguard - You Get What You Pay For

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our long-term investments for the organization are all held at Vanguard Investments. We use Vanguard accounts for our endowment and as an account to receive all stock payments that come in for membership, annual appeal, and any and all other donations. We also transfer funds back and forth between Vanguard and our cash accounts.

Pros

  • Quick trades
  • Free trades
  • Good reporting

Cons

  • identifying source of stock receipts

Most Important Features

  • free trades
  • quick trades
  • no fees

Return on Investment

  • pretty neutral, in my estimation

Alternatives Considered

Active Trader Pro (Fidelity Investments)

Other Software Used

Sage Intacct, NetSuite ERP, Concur Travel and Expense

Vanguard—Reliable investing!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Vanguard is one of our retirement plan providers. They offer voluntary retirement packages, allowing our employees to set aside a portion of their paycheck to invest in an account. They offer a few different plans (such as pre-tax and post-tax) and many funds for all of our employees to choose from.

Pros

  • Low fees
  • Informative dashboard
  • Many fund options

Cons

  • Website functionality is lacking
  • Difficult to rebalance portfolio if needed
  • Mobile app lacks some of the features that the website offers

Most Important Features

  • Low fees
  • Accessible and helpful customer service
  • Index fund offerings

Return on Investment

  • Vanguard has helped our employees invest their money
  • Vanguard's broad offerings and low fees have made our benefits packages seem more appealing to potential hires

Other Software Used

Frontline HCM (Aesop Online), Airtable

Investors Vanguard - They Have Something for Everyone.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are empowering personal investors to take control of their finances, retirement, and investment strategies through a low-cost tool available to the general public as well as the high net worth. Investors Vanguard's offering makes it easy to see the problem and find multiple solutions at an affordable cost that can grow over time as you near retirement.

Pros

  • Low cost
  • High value index funds
  • Very good exposure to all markets.

Cons

  • Better mobile app
  • optional 2FA with faceID
  • Better glossary of index funds and limits.

Most Important Features

  • Low cost
  • Wide range of funds
  • Index and admiral funds with options to exchange.

Return on Investment

  • More money for retirement
  • More exposure to foreign markets
  • More exposure to more bond choices and treasury funds.

Alternatives Considered

Vanguard Predictive Planning

Other Software Used

Atlassian Jira Align, Jira Service Management (Jira Service Desk), Azure Active Directory B2C