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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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How does the stock market really work? I have a few questions?

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I want to know how the stock market really works in terms of:

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2. How can you tell how many people/investors are buying or selling a company’s stock in order to go long or short and put the odds in your favour – is there any specific technical analysis indicator that can tell you this, or what else can?

3. How does news affect stock prices?

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Mutual funds transferred to an Index fund?

September 29th, 2010

Hey, certainly not the right place to ask important financial questions but did need some quick clarification…

Listening to NPR today and one of the top performing investor’s overall recommendation was that basically, a basic index fund will, on average, out perform any Mutual fund. And, because Index funds have less fees associated with them, the investor really will make out far better in the long run. His advice was, of course, not to pull your money out of your investment account but to perhaps transfer it to an Index Fund.

Since this was really limited information, my question was really about how the mutual fund works. I’ve lost, say, 30k in the 3 different mutual funds I have now. Shouldn’t I just leave the money in (since it’s already a loss) and hope the value goes up in the next 10 years? Or, within the mutual fund are the stocks constantly trading so the stock my mutual fund holds now, will not be the same stock in it 10 years from now. If the later is the case, I can see why moving it to an index fund makes sense. But if investors usually keep the same core stocks, then isn’t transferring my money to an Index fund the same as pulling out of the market? Does this make sense?