Dumb question but I buy individual stocks on my brokerage. My 401K is just compromised off Vanguard allocated index funds. Is there a way I can buy stocks on my 401K instead?

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No your 401k options are set by your company based on what they pay the provider.

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Not that I know of

Only if your 401k offers a brokerage option. Given you work at. Big 4 firm, the changes are low due to independence and compliance reasons.

Some plans will offer individual stocks but many won’t. Check your plan provider.

I know my previous employer did, but you had to set up a separate account, the commission was $45 a trade and the execution was usually on close. This was 2018 and they were playing like it was 1997. Most HR departments don’t understand the value fixing bad 401k plans could add to employees as zero cost to the company.

If you have any old 401ks from former employers, you can roll into a self-directed IRA where you can trade individual stocks

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