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October 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Cate @ Pink Ritas & Lip Gloss // Oct 13, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    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.

  • 2 hedy // Oct 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    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.

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