Quick question: will you buy vanguard index funds through a vanguard account or their ETF versions through Robinhood or Ameritrade (already have Robinhood and Ameritrade) ?

Trying to build a strategy focused on index funds.

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ETF version. I don’t like Vanguards interface.

I but ETFs through Merrill

ETFs

I buy direct from the source, but it truly doesn’t matter as long as the fees are the same

You can buy the ETFs on Vanguard as well

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