Investing with Vanguard Flagship Services® | Vanguard (2024)

FAQs

What is flagship service at Vanguard? ›

Investors with $1 million to $5 million*

You're a Flagship client at Vanguard, which means you get personalized services reserved for our high-net-worth investors. Helping you look at your wealth holistically is important to us.

If you buy directly through Vanguard, you may benefit from lower fees, better customer service, and additional product research. Buying a Vanguard fund through a broker may involve commissions, loads, or other charges that are imposed by the broker, and not Vanguard directly—although this is not always the case.

While Fidelity wins out overall, Vanguard is the best option for retirement savers. Its platform offers tools and education focused specifically on retirement planning.

Vanguard is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). This means you may be entitled to compensation up to £85,000 in the unlikely event that we're unable to meet our financial obligations to you. These limits may change in future. You can find out more at www.fscs.org.uk.

Eligibility is first calculated using qualifying assets for an individual client. We then combine the qualifying assets of clients sharing a residential address to determine final eligibility*, with a minimum of $1 million to qualify for Vanguard Flagship Services®.

Any investor transferring money out of a given fund may not transfer money back into that same fund for 30 days. Fund purchases made through payroll contributions, loan payments or rollovers, or by any other means besides an exchange will not fall under this restriction.

The truth is that either broker is suitable for a long-term investor, depending on one's needs. Vanguard could be a better choice for passive investors who want index funds; Charles Schwab offers more features that appeal to active investors. Ultimately, the better brokerage is dependent on how you invest.

When the market cratered, investors withdrew $16.4 billion from Vanguard's index mutual funds. What accounts for remaining index mutual fund outflows? Johnson says it could be clients pulling out money because they're retiring, or because they're negatively affected by the pandemic.

What happens to my investments if Vanguard fails? ›

Vanguard is paid by the funds to provide administration and other services. If Vanguard ever did go bankrupt, the funds would not be affected and would simply hire another firm to provide these services.

Vanguard is best for:

Long-term or retirement investors. Those who prefer low-cost investments. Index fund and ETF investors.

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (VWEAX)

The Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund is the company's top performing bond fund over the past decade. It features a high-yield, intermediate-term fixed income portfolio.

For most retirees, investment advisors recommend low-risk asset allocations around the following proportions: Age 65 – 70: 40% – 50% of your portfolio. Age 70 – 75: 50% – 60% of your portfolio. Age 75+: 60% – 70% of your portfolio, with an emphasis on cash-like products like certificates of deposit.

For 2024, we foresee real (inflation-adjusted) economic growth of 0.25%–0.75%. However, the economy appears to be starting the year strong. A real-time Vanguard estimate is tracking first-quarter growth at a nearly 3% annualized pace.

Vanguard has four main service levels: Voyager, Voyager Select, Flagship, and Flagship Select. Note: For Vanguard, your benefit level is calculated on how much you have invested in Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs. If you have other funds or even stocks, that doesn't count towards your service level.

Flagship Funding, LLC provides auto financing services. The Company specializes in core and direct lending as well as portfolio purchases. Flagship Funding serves customers in the United States.

The securities that underlie the funds are held by a custodian, not by Vanguard. Vanguard is paid by the funds to provide administration and other services. If Vanguard ever did go bankrupt, the funds would not be affected and would simply hire another firm to provide these services.

If you're the primary account owner, you can eliminate the fee on brokerage accounts by signing up for e-delivery of statements and the annual privacy policy notice; confirmations; reports, prospectuses, and proxy materials; and notices, amendments, and other important account updates.