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Old 01-30-2017, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Hard aground in the Sonoran Desert
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My retirement "target date" falls between two of their funds. The way I picked was to select the one with the best performance history. So, yes it matches.
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Old 01-30-2017, 12:21 PM
 
Location: Haiku
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Vanguard is definitely the cheapest as far as fees, Fidelity is considered better as far as more variety of funds and customer service.
Vanguard might be the cheapest of the ones the OP mentioned but they are not the cheapest available.
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Old 01-30-2017, 01:06 PM
 
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Diversification doesn't mean using multiple brokerages..that will cost you more in the long run because you miss out on the discounts for the fund balances. Diversification means you have several different type of investments to help maintain and even keel with your accounts--a mix of stocks, bonds, cash, real estate, etc. to help whether the ups and downs of the various markets.
If you want and feel comfortable keeping your entire stash at a single company go for it. I do not.
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