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I have a 401k at my company, and I have 3 stock index funds in which I participate. Over the last year, I have NOT received a single dividend or capital gain on any fund. I have never seen this happen before, I always received dividends on index funds I have bought in the past.

I called the 401k department and they were of no help. They told me the dividends are reinvested back into the fund itself to bring the cost of the fund down…..I do not think that sounds right though…nor do I think its right considering the same fund cost is exactly what yahoo finance says the fund cost is.

If anyone could shed some light on this I would really appreciate it
Let me add some more details. The fund is something called a comingled fund. It does not really have its own prospectus per say, but it does hold 100% of Vangaurds Total Stock Index.
When I look at my statement online, there has not been a single transaction in the last 6 months…when I last worked there. However, I would would still expect to get dividends reinvested but I got nothing. I have the same amount of shares as when I left. I know for a fact the Vangaurd fund paid dividends this part year…so you see my point?

I called the 401k department and they told the dividends get revinvested into the fund itself and I do not see anything. They said this is a "special" arrangement and no dividends are paid to the owners. Personally, I think someone is skimming the dividends, I just have no idea how I would ever find that out.

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We have 23-24K in an AXA Equitable Tax Sheltered Annuity. It was established while my wife was a teacher. I have heard that AXA is rather fee orientated. In a short while the funds will be clear of any early withdraw penalties. We met with an investment counselor and he said we could invest in an S&P 500 index fund for 3, 5 or 6 years and our funds would have the potential to grow significantly. He also stated that our earnings would never go down. He stated that he would get paid, the investment company would make money and we could do as well as 12 or 14 percent. Is this correct!?!

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I’m just starting out.. and I’m 27… if that helps…
I was thinking vanguard.. any other brokers?

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I inherited a managed account at a large brokerage. I’ve read that index funds generall outperform index funds with less cost. I asked my broker about transferring to index funds and she wouldn’t acknowlege me. The fifth time I mentioned it, she said, "Oh, ETFs". She then picked out a handfull of investments and expects me to go along with it. I only have a very general knowledge of this. Any input would be appreciated.
Hmm, I just read this again and realized I said that I heard index funds outperform index funds – I should say index funds frequently outperform actively managed portfolios.
I didn’t see any answers here for almost a week, and finally called her. I kept asking her about index funds and she kept referring me to ETFs. I diversified between two of them.
I read some of them and still effectively managed abd she seemed acknowlege that but skirted around that issue when I mentioned it.
I’ve found it extremely frustrating that all of the reading I’ve done about this – it’s all been in very general terms with nothing said about any specific funds – of which there are hundreds to choose from.

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Hey Guys
I have a brokerage account with my personal bank(lets call it ABC).ABC charges me some fees when i buy No-Load index funds from vanguard.is it possible to buy those funds directly from vanguard without having an account with them?
also a more general question,is it a good idea to invest in index funds (vanguard or any other) if i need a modest return (may be 7%-10%).i know it will be speculation but just some experience from investors will help:)
Thanks
@Martha
If you can’t add value to question,post don’t waste my and your time by posting your comments.

@Other experts
Yeah i know i can open an account with them,but just want to know if i can buy directly from them or not.

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Hello All,

I would appricate if someone can please answer my quesitons.
I am trying to invest in one of the vangauard index funds but not sure if i open an account directly with them,if it will save me any borkerage fee.
It will not be IRA account, just a regular joint taxable account. Initially I will fund 00 in it and then I plan to put 0/month.
If i do it through etrde, iassume that i will pay borkerage fee each month/quarter which will get expensive overtime.
Any idea if vangauard will charge me same brokerage fee if i keep funding my account every month?

thanks for help

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I’ve invested in 2 index funds through Vanguard and with the market fluctuating almost daily, I’m wondering if I should transfer the money made into my bank account when it’s at a higher price. How does this work? Would I get taxed on the money that I’m "making"? Is this recommended or should I just keep the money in the fund for awhile until I make a bigger sum? Perhaps I just don’t understand how this works, but if I started my fund at 0 and today it went up to 0, could I just take the and put it in my bank account as if it was money I earned? Please advise!

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