You can’t see individual lots in the cost basis screen. However when you try to sell, they let you see and select individual tax lots. This is a recent change in the iPhone appanon_investor wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm My gripes with the app:
1. You cannot effectively TLH because:
-You can't see/sell individual tax lots
- You can't "exchange" mutual funds
2. You can fund mutual fund purchases directly from a bank account (you must first fund your settlement account)
These are all things you can do on the website and the old mobile app.
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Yes it is.
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Must be new, I will have to check that out, but without the ability to "exchange" mutual funds efficient TLH is still not possible.single2019 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:35 pmYou can’t see individual lots in the cost basis screen. However when you try to sell, they let you see and select individual tax lots. This is a recent change in the iPhone appanon_investor wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm My gripes with the app:
1. You cannot effectively TLH because:
-You can't see/sell individual tax lots
- You can't "exchange" mutual funds
2. You can fund mutual fund purchases directly from a bank account (you must first fund your settlement account)
These are all things you can do on the website and the old mobile app.
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Is it just me, but when looking up Vanguard bond ETF like BND vanguard app, they are not showing SEC yields?
Am I blind or is Vanguard that clueless?
Am I blind or is Vanguard that clueless?
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The app meets my needs just fine. It’s simple to use and improving steadily. Most of my transactions are automated, so the app is used mostly for monitoring my account. The few trades I’ve made have worked as expected.
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That is so ridiculous. One of the most important pieces of a bond fund information and they aren't showing it. It bogles my mind how the lead developer can allow this garbage to be released.runninginvestor wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:20 amIt's not there. I've put it in the feedback before. Let's see if they end up adding it.
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I guess I'm really lucky....
I still have the old app on my iPadPro...
Works just fine ...for now!
I still have the old app on my iPadPro...
Works just fine ...for now!
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has anyone successfully deposited money into Vanguard using the app?
I don't see any option to do this in the "new" app.
thanks.
I don't see any option to do this in the "new" app.
thanks.
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It's been broke since last year I think.TiredLawyer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:19 pm Is anyone else having trouble placing a stock/ETF trade via the Vanguard mobile app? I have tried twice in the last month and get a strange error “Sorry we haven’t gotten to this yet. Beacon is an ongoing effort. Your input shapes this app. We’re working hard to get you new features quickly.” On the other hand, mutual find trades seem fine.
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I can't move money in or out my brokerage account. Or place trades. The only thing I can do is check balances, on the app.
I won't have to worry about this anymore because I moved to a different broker with a functioning app.
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I was able to get to the "confirm order" screen.
Re: Vanguard app problems
yea, I moved most money out of VG to Fidelity.
I'm also moving idle cash out of Schwab to Fidelity.
Fido's settlement fund pays much better return than Schwab.
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I merged bondsr4me's thread into the ongoing discussion.
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This thread has been going on for over a year, and the app is still as awful (or worse) as the day it was launched.
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Vanguard—what’s up with the new app?
Looks like Vanguard finally put the nail in the coffin for the old app. Forced me to download the new one. Not a fan. Anyway..some questions. (I may have asked this before, if so I apologize)
1. It seems I cannot buy anymore directly from my checking account. There is an option to “buy” but then it says I have to put $ into my settlement fund (which I never used or had to do on the old app) before I can buy. Why is this? Seems like an added, unnecessary step? I feel like I am doing
something wrong with that added step.
2. I see no section to look at tax information, dividends, etc. How do I access those areas on the new app?
3. The graphs on personal performance, purchases, and withdrawals are not as good or as easy to use.
Thanks for any information and advice. I feel like it’s learning a new language!
1. It seems I cannot buy anymore directly from my checking account. There is an option to “buy” but then it says I have to put $ into my settlement fund (which I never used or had to do on the old app) before I can buy. Why is this? Seems like an added, unnecessary step? I feel like I am doing
something wrong with that added step.
2. I see no section to look at tax information, dividends, etc. How do I access those areas on the new app?
3. The graphs on personal performance, purchases, and withdrawals are not as good or as easy to use.
Thanks for any information and advice. I feel like it’s learning a new language!
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It's terrible. It has been terrible since it was released. Vanguard is unwilling or unable to make it better, or has prioritized the work below "reorganizing sock drawer."tman9940 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:48 am Looks like Vanguard finally put the nail in the coffin for the old app. Forced me to download the new one. Not a fan. Anyway..some questions. (I may have asked this before, if so I apologize)
1. It seems I cannot buy anymore directly from my checking account. There is an option to “buy” but then it says I have to put $ into my settlement fund (which I never used or had to do on the old app) before I can buy. Why is this? Seems like an added, unnecessary step? I feel like I am doing
something wrong with that added step.
2. I see no section to look at tax information, dividends, etc. How do I access those areas on the new app?
3. The graphs on personal performance, purchases, and withdrawals are not as good or as easy to use.
Thanks for any information and advice. I feel like it’s learning a new language!
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Will vanguard improve its app
When Vanguard released it’s now infamous Beacon app in November of last year it was met with a flood of one and two star reviews. In short, virtually everyone was upset that 90% of the features/functionality of the old app had been removed. Vanguard’s response to all of this was that they were still adding features, leaving open the possibility that some of the old features would be reinstated. At the time, I decided to stay with the old version and wait. As near as I can tell, the ratings for the new app have barely budged over the last year, still getting mostly one and two star reviews, with none of the old features having been restored. Moreover, I recently tried to run the old app - i.e., the app with the mostly four and five star review - and discovered it’s no longer supported. This has created a bit of crisis for me, as I have a rather complicated portfolio and relied heavily on the analysis tools in the old app to monitor performance and rebalance. I realize the website can still do this, but I miss the convenience of the old app.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Vanguard seems to be so dug in on not restoring the functionality that was available in the old app? Is it possible they just want to get more people to sign up for their Personal Advisory Service, which provides the same guidance as the old app, but at a substantial cost.
Does anyone have anything good to say about the new app? Did it get better over the last year?
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Vanguard seems to be so dug in on not restoring the functionality that was available in the old app? Is it possible they just want to get more people to sign up for their Personal Advisory Service, which provides the same guidance as the old app, but at a substantial cost.
Does anyone have anything good to say about the new app? Did it get better over the last year?
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Until recently I was still able to use the old app because I didn’t update. Just a couple of days ago it ceases to work so I downloaded the new app. Its taking some time to find things on it and get used to it but so far seems to do what I need.
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It restored some functionality, like the ability to view the cost basis for individual tax lots. But it still lacks a number of functions the old app did like the ability to fund mutual fund purchases directly from a bank account (you have to transfer money from your bank account to your settlement account first, before you can make a purchases). Also you can't "exchange" mutual funds, which cripples the ability to efficiently tax loss harvest mutual funds on the app.RoboFan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:46 am When Vanguard released it’s now infamous Beacon app in November of last year it was met with a flood of one and two star reviews. In short, virtually everyone was upset that 90% of the features/functionality of the old app had been removed. Vanguard’s response to all of this was that they were still adding features, leaving open the possibility that some of the old features would be reinstated. At the time, I decided to stay with the old version and wait. As near as I can tell, the ratings for the new app have barely budged over the last year, still getting mostly one and two star reviews, with none of the old features having been restored. Moreover, I recently tried to run the old app - i.e., the app with the mostly four and five star review - and discovered it’s no longer supported. This has created a bit of crisis for me, as I have a rather complicated portfolio and relied heavily on the analysis tools in the old app to monitor performance and rebalance. I realize the website can still do this, but I miss the convenience of the old app.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Vanguard seems to be so dug in on not restoring the functionality that was available in the old app? Is it possible they just want to get more people to sign up for their Personal Advisory Service, which provides the same guidance as the old app, but at a substantial cost.
Does anyone have anything good to say about the new app? Did it get better over the last year?
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My GUESS is that the back-end data source has changed so that the old app doesn’t work, and the data required for the missing functionality is not available. I’m also guessing that fixing the app is of lower priority than their web site.
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My hypothesis is that theyRoboFan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:46 am Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Vanguard seems to be so dug in on not restoring the functionality that was available in the old app? Is it possible they just want to get more people to sign up for their Personal Advisory Service, which provides the same guidance as the old app, but at a substantial cost.
Does anyone have anything good to say about the new app? Did it get better over the last year?
a) lack the internal expertise (possibly because of staffing issues) to manage a modern app build process
b) have outsourced the development to people, while perhaps technically capable, have never tried managing investments and whose culture doesn't reward initiative at the individual level. There's simply no one with the experience to push back and offer suggestions. And even if they had the experience to know better, probably wouldn't push back anyway since that's not how things are done.
c) believe their demographic doesn't use the app much. They don't serve the Robinhood crowd.
I uninstalled the app about six weeks ago. I had the old one up until I upgraded my phone in September. When it restored the apps, it grabbed the newest. As of last week, the old app worked on my old phone. As reported above, it no longer does. They must have retired the services it was using.
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Well, I was able to do a mobile deposit of an IRA rollover check last week. I was surprised it worked, given all the reviews complaining that it doesn't. So it may be overly picky, but it's not completely broken.
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It's pretty much the same on the website. Although on the website they have several different (why?) purchasing screens that in one way or another attempt to help you to fund the settlement fund to pay for whatever transactions you're placing. I still miss the days of the ol' mutual funds only website that was just right.tman9940 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:48 am 1. It seems I cannot buy anymore directly from my checking account. There is an option to “buy” but then it says I have to put $ into my settlement fund (which I never used or had to do on the old app) before I can buy. Why is this? Seems like an added, unnecessary step? I feel like I am doing
something wrong with that added step.
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VBS is a cost center for VG and probably loses money for accounts that hold less than $1MM of VG funds (by their own fee structure). They are making it so that smaller accounts not on VPAS leave, which saves them money.RoboFan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:46 am
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why Vanguard seems to be so dug in on not restoring the functionality that was available in the old app? Is it possible they just want to get more people to sign up for their Personal Advisory Service, which provides the same guidance as the old app, but at a substantial cost.
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The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
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You can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
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And I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
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The point is more that they killed the old app before feature parity. And have spent the last year not really improving it. Until just recently, mobile check deposit didn't work.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
I don't use apps much and so don't feel the pain. Some people primary interact with services via an app. It's a much bigger deal for them, especially since they used to be able to do it.
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Lack of mobile check deposit would be frustrating. I hear you (trying to think of how that would be at my bank). Sometimes it just helps me to keep perspective in this world. I actually like the app. It meets my needs. I particularly like that it shows me my total $$ gains in each account (for me, taxable brokerage, Rollover IRA and Roth IRA). I also don't mind the extra step of transferring money, then investing in a fund.exodusNH wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:35 amThe point is more that they killed the old app before feature parity. And have spent the last year not really improving it. Until just recently, mobile check deposit didn't work.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
I don't use apps much and so don't feel the pain. Some people primary interact with services via an app. It's a much bigger deal for them, especially since they used to be able to do it.
I could be a lot worse off, I guess.
And I thought the Pringles thing was a pretty good line.
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I have nothing good to say about the new app, but I do have to admit that is less bad than it was last year.
My personal belief is that Vanguard uses the new app to stick it to their customers who still have not migrated to the new Vanguard brokerage account format. I say this because we have both types of Vanguard accounts and the new app works better with the brokerage account format.
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I do think that some of the complaints are a bit over the top, but Vanguard hasn't made a lot of progress with the app over the last year. They are also terrible at communication. (And I say this as someone who is terrible at communication!)Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:02 amLack of mobile check deposit would be frustrating. I hear you (trying to think of how that would be at my bank). Sometimes it just helps me to keep perspective in this world. I actually like the app. It meets my needs. I particularly like that it shows me my total $$ gains in each account (for me, taxable brokerage, Rollover IRA and Roth IRA). I also don't mind the extra step of transferring money, then investing in a fund.exodusNH wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:35 amThe point is more that they killed the old app before feature parity. And have spent the last year not really improving it. Until just recently, mobile check deposit didn't work.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
I don't use apps much and so don't feel the pain. Some people primary interact with services via an app. It's a much bigger deal for them, especially since they used to be able to do it.
I could be a lot worse off, I guess.
And I thought the Pringles thing was a pretty good line.
For it's vaunted ownership structure, it certainly seems that we know less about them than Fidelity or Schwab.
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Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
The prior app allowed you to "exchange" mutual funds, which is a feature that is still available on the website. This makes TLH easy. This feature does not exist on the new app and still has not been added even though the new app has been out a long time. You also still need to fund your settlement account before you can buy mutual funds on the new app, unlike the old app and the website where you can fund mutual fund purchaes directly from your bank account. It is frustraiting since these were features that were available on the old app.
Based on your response, it is likely that you do not TLH much or at all. Obviously everyone's needs for a mobile brokerage app differs. You also failed to see the option of buying smaller sized pringles containers so there is no need to tilt the can. I started doing the bulk of my taxable investing at Fidelity, since their app does what I need. I still have my Roth IRA at Vanguard, since there is no need to TLH there and I am only buying once a year.
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I have an LLC account among my several Vanguard accounts. It all worked fine on the mutual fund platform. Then I was urged to migrate to the brokerage platform. I did. At the time I was not told or warned that mobile check deposit would not work on that platform. Suddenly I had to work around to deposit monthly checks by either mailing them to Vanguard or mobile depositing to BOA and then EFTing them to Vanguard.
After I complained to my Flagship rep, several times over several years, I was always promised that mobile deposit was "coming soon." I think it was almost two years before it worked for most accounts, most of the time. It still does not work for my LLC account. I continue to get the "coming soon" for this type of account. I can't see more than the account total much less trade, move funds, etc.
BOA has tightened its mobile check deposit so I can no longer deposit LLC checks there since the account is not in that name. I now have to USPS my checks to vanguard in El Paso.
The app has not worked for my LLC account since I switched to brokerage. I believe it's going on 4 years? If it were not a large hassle to move the LLC because of paperwork and signature guarantees, I'd have left long ago.
After I complained to my Flagship rep, several times over several years, I was always promised that mobile deposit was "coming soon." I think it was almost two years before it worked for most accounts, most of the time. It still does not work for my LLC account. I continue to get the "coming soon" for this type of account. I can't see more than the account total much less trade, move funds, etc.
BOA has tightened its mobile check deposit so I can no longer deposit LLC checks there since the account is not in that name. I now have to USPS my checks to vanguard in El Paso.
The app has not worked for my LLC account since I switched to brokerage. I believe it's going on 4 years? If it were not a large hassle to move the LLC because of paperwork and signature guarantees, I'd have left long ago.
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The smaller can!! Of course! And I understand what you’re saying on all counts. PS nearly all my new money goes to Fidelity. Other than the simplest occasional purchase of Wellington or VFIAX, I want to avoid anything complicated so as to not have to try and deal with customer service.anon_investor wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:33 amCharles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pmYou can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:46 pm The app is all good with me. Lots of First-World problems posted on here.
The prior app allowed you to "exchange" mutual funds, which is a feature that is still available on the website. This makes TLH easy. This feature does not exist on the new app and still has not been added even though the new app has been out a long time. You also still need to fund your settlement account before you can buy mutual funds on the new app, unlike the old app and the website where you can fund mutual fund purchaes directly from your bank account. It is frustraiting since these were features that were available on the old app.
Based on your response, it is likely that you do not TLH much or at all. Obviously everyone's needs for a mobile brokerage app differs. You also failed to see the option of buying smaller sized pringles containers so there is no need to tilt the can. I started doing the bulk of my taxable investing at Fidelity, since their app does what I need. I still have my Roth IRA at Vanguard, since there is no need to TLH there and I am only buying once a year.
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Agreed. When I call Fidelity it’s: automated client verification > couple of automated questions about what I need > transfer to a rep > pickup by a human by the second ring.exodusNH wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:38 amI do think that some of the complaints are a bit over the top, but Vanguard hasn't made a lot of progress with the app over the last year. They are also terrible at communication. (And I say this as someone who is terrible at communication!)Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:02 amLack of mobile check deposit would be frustrating. I hear you (trying to think of how that would be at my bank). Sometimes it just helps me to keep perspective in this world. I actually like the app. It meets my needs. I particularly like that it shows me my total $$ gains in each account (for me, taxable brokerage, Rollover IRA and Roth IRA). I also don't mind the extra step of transferring money, then investing in a fund.exodusNH wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:35 amThe point is more that they killed the old app before feature parity. And have spent the last year not really improving it. Until just recently, mobile check deposit didn't work.Charles Joseph wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:07 amAnd I can't fit my hand into the Pringles can to get my chips. I must tilt it. Huge problem.anon_investor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:07 pm
You can't effectively TLH Vanguard mutual funds via the app.
I don't use apps much and so don't feel the pain. Some people primary interact with services via an app. It's a much bigger deal for them, especially since they used to be able to do it.
I could be a lot worse off, I guess.
And I thought the Pringles thing was a pretty good line.
For it's vaunted ownership structure, it certainly seems that we know less about them than Fidelity or Schwab.
My consistent experience anyway.
I will never fully leave Vanguard out of, I dunno. Nostalgia. Gratitude. Jack. Not sure.
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11/21/2022 update:retire2022 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:12 pm I am still not received upgrade to Flagship even though it has been a year since my balance went from 829k to 2.7 million since retiring a year ago.
Schlocky service what can I say?
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All I got a call from the same customer service person I spoke to last week, and my request for Flagship upgrade has been approved!
I had logged in to my account, the upper left corner indeed indicates Flagship.
It only took one year and two months of waiting, secure messaging and calls to finally get FS.
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I've been continuing to use the last full-featured iOS app before they released the new one by manually updating apps and always skipping Vanguard. That's worked fine, but as of today, the app opens, shows the login screen for half a second, and then goes to a screen that says "Support for this version of the app has ended. To continue using the Vanguard app, download the latest version." So, time to finally bite the bullet. Here I go! . . .
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Was forced to update my IPad Vanguard app the other day….couldn’t continue to use the old app. Very difficult to get the info I had relied on in the past. Most irritating, however, is the inability to exchange when rebalancing my IRA plan. When I called to ask whether I had missed it, I was told that function wasn’t deemed “mission critical.” Quite disappointing. Seems to be another subtle slip in Vanguard’s delivery.
Anyone have any experience with Schwab, Fidelity?
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Anyone have any experience with Schwab, Fidelity?
Thanks!
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In the app is there any way to see the exact purchase price of an ETF? For example the trade confirmation for a limit order only shows the limit price, the total cost based on the limit price (not the executed price), and the executed price to two decimal places.
Since the actual trade may be using a price to three decimal places, it seems not to be possible to see or calculate the actual cost of the transaction.
Since the actual trade may be using a price to three decimal places, it seems not to be possible to see or calculate the actual cost of the transaction.
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Re: Vanguard's new mobile app (formerly known as "Beacon")
The executed price divided by the number of shares purchased will give you the precision you desire. However the “actual cost of the transaction” is the amount you paid.nps wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:53 am In the app is there any way to see the exact purchase price of an ETF? For example the trade confirmation for a limit order only shows the limit price, the total cost based on the limit price (not the executed price), and the executed price to two decimal places.
Since the actual trade may be using a price to three decimal places, it seems not to be possible to see or calculate the actual cost of the transaction.
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Re: Vanguard's new mobile app (formerly known as "Beacon")
When I use the Vanguard app to place a limit order, the trade confirmation does not list the total executed price. The total in the app's trade confirmation is based on the limit price, which is often not the price paid.Silk McCue wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:14 amThe executed price divided by the number of shares purchased will give you the precision you desire. However the “actual cost of the transaction” is the amount you paid.nps wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:53 am In the app is there any way to see the exact purchase price of an ETF? For example the trade confirmation for a limit order only shows the limit price, the total cost based on the limit price (not the executed price), and the executed price to two decimal places.
Since the actual trade may be using a price to three decimal places, it seems not to be possible to see or calculate the actual cost of the transaction.
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Re: Vanguard's new mobile app (formerly known as "Beacon")
When I log into Vanguard from my computer, it gives me two options - (a) a 6-digit code to my mobile phone, or (b) an option to open the Vanguard app on my phone and verify the log-in attempt from there.
Those options have been presented to me at login for about two months now.
I have yet to make the "open Vanguard app" option work. I see nothing in the app to "click on", and nothing happens with my login on the computer. I need to revert to the 6-digit security code.
Is anyone else seeing this problem of not being able to verify your computer login attempt through the Vanguard app?
Those options have been presented to me at login for about two months now.
I have yet to make the "open Vanguard app" option work. I see nothing in the app to "click on", and nothing happens with my login on the computer. I need to revert to the 6-digit security code.
Is anyone else seeing this problem of not being able to verify your computer login attempt through the Vanguard app?
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Re: Vanguard's new mobile app (formerly known as "Beacon")
I’ve never done this but I just went to the App, clicked on Profile and see an option at the bottom for “Authentication requests” to verify login attempts from a browser.
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Re: Vanguard's new mobile app (formerly known as "Beacon")
Well, what do you know? It works!Silk McCue wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:12 am I’ve never done this but I just went to the App, clicked on Profile and see an option at the bottom for “Authentication requests” to verify login attempts from a browser.
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This old dog learned one new trick today.
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