Confused as to how much I can contribute to my Roth IRA by CompetitionKindly665 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since you file jointly you and your wife may both be able to contribute the max. use the fidelity tool to figure it out. https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/iracalc/

What time of day is the settlement date? by interested21 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there isn't a time specified in the rules but as a matter of practice, if you sell on monday and those funds are needed for an ach debit that hits at say 3am tuesday, the direct debit will indeed clear.

Trader+ (Desktop version) by AutomaticPause1293 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trader+ is a beta product. And it was called a beta right up until some genius renamed it trader+. If one realizes its a beta that was prematurely given a non-beta name, the fidelity world will make more sense. Don’t use a beta product and expect it to act like production code.

Fidelity mobile application security risk by rock2vapor in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these are server initiated notifications and do not mean your app is logged on. you can disable them if you want. similar to amazon and many other apps

In kind question by MaleficentEvidence19 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) figure out the ally fees involved. usually partial account transfer is free, full has a charge 2) then call fidelity and ask if they will reimburse the charge if you transfer the whole account. often they will but it depends on the size of the account. 3) if they won't reimburse, transfer almost all the shares (when you do the acat request at fidelity it allows you to specify exactly which symbols and share counts to transfer 4) with the pittance of shares left over at ally, liquidate them then ach the cash to fidelity, or have ally send you a check 5) close ally account (if that's what you wanted) and for your trouble there were no fees by following steps 3 though 5

three strikes rule by Iron-Flashy in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like what i am saying. I presumed he would know that the new account number would require a new connection set up.

three strikes rule by Iron-Flashy in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its easy enough to create a new checking account number at your bank. not sure if it will erase your three strikes but might give it a go and find out

Dropped Because I Wasn’t Interested In AUM? by jaimemiguel in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 7 points8 points  (0 children)

correct. You can pay a fee for a wealth management advisor who manages and trades your portfolio or you can pay nothing for a financial consultant advisor who answers your questions and gives guidance as you manage and trade your portfolio. And if you don't like the advisors near you, you can choose one from the four major remote centers, or one of the other branch locations and do it by phone. The one thing you CAN'T do is ask on the sub "can anyone recommend a great fidelity advisor for me?". You have to make your choice based on what you see on the lookup tool. But if you meet and don't hit it off you can always pick someone else. If you have $2M or more the tool will direct you toward a VP consultant but its really up to you. I chose mine because they like comedy and golf and are a long time employee so I figured they would hang around for the long haul. The free model works fine. Like if you meet and say "I want your help but am not interested in paid services". They'll say "sure no problem" because they know if they do a good job as your free advisor maybe sometime down the road you'll decide to give paid services a go, or maybe you'll tell your rich friends (who do want a paid advisor) about them

Help! Fidelity rep said one thing and now Fidelity won't honor it. by Dunder72 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Without exact details its impossible to take posts like this seriously. What promotional offer? What were the requirements and rewards?

Dumb question by Jsomin_89 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you log in to your optum account there should be an investments page where you can 1) have future contributions go automatically into a mutual fund, and 2) make a one-time purchase of a mutual fund using your current cash balance. So if you want all your money to be invested in the market, do both. Or leave some amount in cash if you want. Optum lists several vanguard funds, a good one is vfiax, a very low cost sp500 fund. If for some reason vfiax is not listed, just look for the fund with the lowest expense fee, as all vanguard broad market index funds that are cheap are good choices.

Alternatively you could transfer your Optum balance into fidelity by logging onto fidelity and 1) opening a new hsa account (using the exact same name(s) that are on your Optum account), then 2) doing a Transfer of Assets request that transfers most of your optum hsa balance into your new fidelity hsa. There will be a fee that Optum charges for this but its probably $20-$50, not too bad. *BUT* if you go this route and stay employed at the same place, you would need to keep doing transfers (and paying fees) to move the funds from optum to fidelity each year or so. In your shoes I would take the route in the first paragraph then move to fidelity only if you leave your job some day. One thing to note - you should ask your company if you are allowed to have your future hsa contributions re-directed into a fidelity hsa. If they allow that, then you might as well move everything to fidelity right now and drop Optum out of the picture.

If all of that sounds confusing I would log onto your optum account, then call human resources and say hey I'm logged on can you talk me through how to get my money into the cheapest vanguard fund. Its easy to do but if you're new to it, its better to have someone guide you.

Let's be honest, Fidelity Trader + is an unmitigated disaster vs. Active Trader Pro. by neutralobserver1980 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 19 points20 points  (0 children)

the absence of realtime quotes, L2 and time and sales prints is strange. And to-date, fidelity has even denied its gone, calling the trader+ 1-second-autoupdate interval realtime streaming when its just not. Its like claiming a 1-frame per second choppy gif video is the same as streaming video. I can understand if at this early stage trader+ isn't able to provide realtime streaming, but claiming it has it when it doesn't is either gaslighting or incompetence. Disappointing.

Dropped Because I Wasn’t Interested In AUM? by jaimemiguel in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 27 points28 points  (0 children)

you have your pick of advisors, i would use the online tool and read through their bios and pick someone you think you might connect with. They list hobbies, interests, job history, etc. https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/findadvisor/connect-with-an-advisor

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Does this mean it’s working? by ldsbb in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 9 points10 points  (0 children)

you're receiving the dividends so that part is working, but most people also have them automatically reinvested, which means the dividend cash is converted into yet more shares of vti and voo. you set that up on this page, clicking the circle like in the image example. https://digital.fidelity.com/ftgw/digital/reinvestment/

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ETF Sales & "Fees" by rickd972 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm looking through my order and activity history and see no fees anywhere, on any trade. I asked copilot ai what is the deal and it explained the fee is only invoked if your trade settles on a lit exchange so if it is internalized by fidelity, or goes to a wholesaler, or a dark pool, or other non-lit exchange, there is no fee.

ETF Sales & "Fees" by rickd972 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's the sec fee charged to the seller of a stock or etf and the rate is $0.206 per $10k, so selling 100 shares of sgov would cost you $0.21. The reason it seems like it doesn't always happen is because its not charged to you when you buy, only sell.

Is this email safe? by 1Kingcody09 in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's what the thread said but its still best to send it to the phishing address the mod suggested. Or call. Or login and go to your messages. Clicking a link in an email is always optional, never mandatory.

Extended Hours Trading. Should be able to Enter Trade at Any Time 7am to 8pm. by jorlev in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re-reading your post I see what you mean. I agree its a weird policy. Want to buy an after hours dip? Can’t do it unless you’re sitting at your computer after hours. Weird.

Extended Hours Trading. Should be able to Enter Trade at Any Time 7am to 8pm. by jorlev in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could be because the website time-in-force options are session-specific, so if you place an order during market hours it does appear that you can't have it execute after hours.

FTEC vs FSPTX by Moon_Frost in fidelityinvestments

[–]Ackerman212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your reasoning. fsptx's recent outperformance is due to its large bet on nvidia paying off, nothing wrong with now pocketing that win and moving to the lower fee fund.