How to open your account

If you have any questions along the way—like which funds might be right for you—we’re here to help.

Step 1

Decide which mutual funds to buy

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Step 2

Choose an account type based on your savings goal

Decide which type of account you need

Step 3

Open your account online in about 10 minutes

Get started with as little as $1,000.*
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Open your account online

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If you're new to Vanguard:

Call 800-252-9578

Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern time

If you're new to Vanguard:

Call 800-888-3751

Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Eastern time

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AFTER YOU'VE SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT

Connect your bank to your Vanguard account Move other money into your new Vanguard account

Vanguard funds not held in a brokerage account are held by The Vanguard Group, Inc., and are not protected by SIPC. Brokerage assets are held by Vanguard Brokerage Services, a division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation, member FINRA and SIPC

Vanguard average expense ratio: 0.19%. Industry average expense ratio: 1.03%. Sources: Vanguard and Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, as of December 31, 2015.

For the 10-year period ended March 31, 2016, 10 of 10 Vanguard money market funds, 46 of 54 Vanguard bond funds, 18 of 18 Vanguard balanced funds, and 112 of 122 Vanguard stock funds—for a total of 186 of 204 Vanguard funds—outperformed their Lipper peer-group averages. Results will vary for other time periods. Only funds with a minimum 10-year history were included in the comparison. Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. The competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. View fund performance

Vanguard is client-owned. As a client owner, you own the funds that own Vanguard.

Vanguard provides services to the Vanguard funds and ETFs at cost.

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