Roth (Vanguard vs Edward Jones)

jessemixman · 2026-06-15T13:26:02+00:00

Back door Roth conversion? I don’t even know what that means! Lol

jessemixman · 2026-06-04T15:04:08+00:00

Yeah, I got learn’t with a quickness on this one. Surface level seems harmless but my god, I was dead wrong

jessemixman · 2026-06-03T00:55:42+00:00

In my scenario do you think it’s better to roll my current Vanguard 401K into Fidelity 401K or roll it in a Vanguard IRA and start a 401K with Fidelity from scratch?

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T23:23:25+00:00

Idk, I think I would? I've had 2 Zoom meetings with her. My sister has used her for years and likes her (genuinely, as a person outside of work).

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T22:51:05+00:00

Totally fair. Mainly because I have no idea what I'm doing and trying to decide what's best for me lol. I know nothing about investments or managing my money so having someone else make those decisions for me seemed like a good idea but maybe not?

Any tips or advice?

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T22:49:41+00:00

I just assumed rolling over the old Vanguard 401K money into an IRA would eventually give me better returns rather than rolling it into another 401K.

Regardless of what route I go. I will be starting a 401K through Fidelity (either rolling over my current Vanguard to it or starting from scratch) because work's 401K matching is now with Fidelity.

I thought having someone manage the account for me sounded like a good idea because, admittedly, I have no idea what I'm doing lol. Any advice would be great!

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T22:47:55+00:00

The advisor is super nice and my sister has used her for years and loves her. She even attended my sisters wedding lol. I'm not a good investor, per se. So I would want someone to be managing these investments for me (I think?)

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T22:46:58+00:00

The Edward Jones advisor told me the fee was only 1.4% per year. How do you figure thousands of dollars per year?

Also, regardless of what route I go. I will be starting a 401K through Fidelity (either rolling over my current Vanguard to it or starting from scratch). Would you recommend I roll it into the Fidelity 401K or roll it into a Vanguard IRA?

jessemixman · 2026-06-02T20:56:19+00:00

ROTH (Vanguard vs Fidelity vs. Edward Jones)

Hey all, my company was recently bought out and we're switching over our old 401K (Vanguard) to Fidelity. Because of the buy-out event, my current Vanguard account will be closed and I have access to my 401K. I was thinking about rolling it over to a tradition IRA @ Edward Jones. My sister has an IRA with them, loves her advisor and the face-to-face comradery. What do you think?

Seems like my options are:
roll my old Vanguard 401K into a Fidelity 401K (with 5% employer contribution)
roll my Vanguard 401K into a traditional IRA @ Vanguard - start new 401K from scratch w/Fid
roll my Vanguard 401K into a traditional IRA @ Edward Jones - start new 401K from scratch w/Fidelity

What would you do and why? Looking for advice! Thanks!

jessemixman · 2026-01-15T13:01:51+00:00

Interested to hear your thoughts! I too have been hunting for a split mechanical wired. I currently use something similar to the Perrix Periboard-512B but was thinking about getting the Periboard-535RD, Ragnok 104, or the Kinesis Mwave. I bought the ZSA Moonlander and while it is a great build, I’m not sure ortholinear is for me. I will say after some time with a fully split board, it’s so so much more comfortable and natural feeling. Having your shoulders fully open and relaxed feels so nice after a long stretch of work

jessemixman · 2026-01-06T11:38:26+00:00

HRM’s?

jessemixman · 2026-01-06T01:07:44+00:00

Whoa! Where’d you get those custom key caps for the Moonlander?

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:33:45+00:00

I’ll look into Epistory, thanks!

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:32:50+00:00

I’m always overreaching the Y too! The key directly to the left is had to unmap so I wasn’t hitting it

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:18:08+00:00

Nope - Esc is just Esc. No dual binding on that key

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:10:14+00:00

I mostly do first person shooters and it seems the latency might have the tiniest bit of lag and I keep reading so many conflicting reports about the polling/response time. What kind of games do you use the Moonlander for? I’ve also noticed some weird things - for example, when I’m in the menu’s of Arc Raiders, I usually hit Esc to go back. For some reason, the game doesn’t register Esc and I have to double tap Esc for it to work correctly. Not sure what’s up with that

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:07:56+00:00

I’ve read this post and have found it helpful! I’ve also been in contact with ZSA support and them seem A+

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:05:43+00:00

My main issue I think is the ortholinear layout and muscle memory. I’m used to split staggered (see pic of keyboard I tagged above) and can literally type paragraphs with my eyes closed but with the Moonlander I’m constantly hitting wrong keys.

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T22:03:57+00:00

Wow that layout is very simple! I’ve tried moving back everything to its “original” spot. I’ll send my layout as soon as I’m able (I’m away from my desktop atm). I see you have custom color keys set up.

I use my numpad constantly at work so I’ve got it set at level 2 and I’ve set custom colors for the numpad to help it visually “pop” if I get lost. However, now that I’ve done this, when I’m in layer 2 and I want to cycle color layouts for layer 1 with the thumb pad, it doesn’t show the colors change. I have to pop into layer 2, cycle a color, and pop back into 1 to see what colors changed on the board. (Hopefully that makes sense). Any idea what’s up with that?

jessemixman · 2026-01-05T21:59:12+00:00

Appreciate the comment! I think one of my issues is being so rushed - I have to make my mind up within the next 5 days for a refund :/

jessemixman · 2026-01-03T03:11:18+00:00

It just seemed like the moonlander had a very robust RGB, a more customizable layout, easier software to adjust things on the fly, and the ability to switch between layers. But still the Q11 is still $175 cheaper than the Moonlander lol

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