I ended up opening a Roth IRA with Fidelity. I filled out the papers to rollover my IRA and mailed them to Fidelity. (sidenote-Sharebuilder’s IRA may not thrill me, but they were very quick to let me know via e-mail that Fidelity’s paperwork would be fine). I’m feeling a little shaky on the fact that I sent off the paperwork, as it means the unrealized losses in my Roth will become realized. I think it may be balance out by my buying shares in my Fidelity Roth at a lower price. I hope that I’m not just deluding myself with that thought.
In other news, the Sonicare I ordered arrived. I’m very impressed with it so far, but I was appalled by the amount of plastic packaging in the box, not to mention the fact that the UV sanitizer contains Mercury. Good gourd.
In a completely fluff money thread, I decided this week I needed a new lunch box-my current one is over 3 years old and looking a little nasty inside even after a wash. I found a serviceable one at the Gap outlet for $2.97 today. Yay!
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So what made you choose to roll over into Fidelity? I have been wanting to open an IRA and have been going back and forth between Fidelity and Vanguard. I just transferred the money into my checking account so I need to decide soon.
Fidelity made it easy to find out what I had to do to rollover to them before I opened my account. They also had a good amount of funds, and seem eager to help investors.