I'm not sure why it took me so long to do this, but I'm guessing it's because I'm not a big fan of change. BUT, today I emailed my Ed Jones Adviser and initiated the sell on all of my investments and told him I was moving everything over to Vanguard! I have already transferred my Roth, and hopefully the two IRAs will be done in a week. I kick myself for not doing this sooner, but it wasn't until I did a little research on the funds and their past performance did I realize how much I had given up in fees and poor performance. Sad thing is that I'm 48 and just can't imagine the grand total that I've given up over 25 years of investing. Anyway, the real kicker is that I've been with Ed Jones for about 9 years and I didn't get so much as a phone call from my FA when I gave him the order to sell off everything. All I got was an "okay" response email. I guess it just shows me that they really don't give a dang after they've made the sale and collected their commission.
Now all I've got to do is figure out the right mix of index funds. Any suggestions would be appreciated! (Currently leaning towards a 3 or 4 fund mix, but I'm not a big fan of International funds due to past experiences) Oh, and hopefully I can retire at 55, as I started this game late and only have about $400K in my Roth/IRAs/401K.
Thanks,
OneDogGP