Schwab Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Schwab Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Commission-Free ETFs Aren’t What They Seem https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/commission-free-etfs-arent-seem/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:06:15 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5212 Much has been made of the launch of commission-free ETF trading programs at places like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade and others. But are these a good deal? Let’s start with the positives. If you are a retail investor regularly socking away $100 or $500 or $1,000 (or even $10,000) a month, and you’re buying […]

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]]> The Schwab and Vanguard ETF Price War https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/compare-schwab-and-vanguard-etfs-price-war/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:08:03 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=2896 There they go again … Last week, Vanguard announced another reduction in its ETF and index fund fees. It was the Valley Forge, Pa.-based company’s 3rd such announcement since the beginning of the year. Four of the ETFs Wealthfront uses (VTI, BND, VWO and now VNQ) have seen their fees lowered in that series of […]

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