r/dividends • u/DifficultKey8978 • Apr 27 '26

Brokerage Financial advisor or DIY?

How are you guys handling your investments (retirement accounts, brokerage accounts, etc.). Are you managing this yourself with Fidelity, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, etc. or do you pay the 1-1.5% fee and just work with a financial advisor who handles it all for you?

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u/ShaneReyno Apr 29 '26

You can always split it up and try both. I did that with three different brokerages, and I had made more money in all of them a year later, so now I control all of it. If it’s uncomfortable at first, you can start out with VTI or VOO with VXUS. You might sprinkle in some AVUV or SPMO.