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Old 08-09-2016, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dhutton View Post
Can't you select to have the dividends reinvested automatically and avoid fees altogether? I can in my Fidelity 401k.

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Originally Posted by MtotheIKEo View Post
Exactly what DHutton said, you should be able to reinvest dividends for no fee. It is typically referred to as DRIP (dividend re-investment plan) and it will purchase as many shares as possible at market value when dividends are received, even fractions of a share.

Read the link below...
https://401k.fidelity.com/static/dcl...t_Domestic.pdf

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Thanks guys, I did not know this was a no-cost option in my IRA. For some reason I had the idea in my head that if I did this they would charge me the purchase fee
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