ownyourfuture
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Vanguard is my 401(k) administrator.
Hadn't logged in since late 2020. Tried to do so about a month ago & realized they couldn't send me a login code because my cell phone number had changed.
A week later, I called customer service to try & update my contact info.
The initial message said wait time would be approximately 1 hour & 5 minutes. 25 minutes later it was still 1 hour & 5 minutes. Tried again the following week. Same results.
Purchased a Logitech 800 headset. Called Vanguard this past Monday. While on hold I was able to, do my dishes, do a full load of laundry, clean up the garage, sweep the floor, get all my garbage & recyclables ready to put out that night, clean the shower/toilet, & watch 1/2 hour of Judge Judy.
1 hour 52 minutes & 41 seconds to change my contact number. It's probably been close to a year since I tried to contact Fidelity. I'm going to contact them this coming Friday. If my wait time is less than 10 minutes, I'm probably going to transfer the 401(k).
Maybe it's an asset thing ? I've always received incredible customer service at Fidelity. My Vanguard 401(k) is relatively small, right around 300 K. At Fidelity my total is about 1.2 million.
I did make the call to Vanguard on a Monday, but just under 2 hours to do something as simple as change your contact number seems unacceptable.
Pretty sure this was the last straw.
Hadn't logged in since late 2020. Tried to do so about a month ago & realized they couldn't send me a login code because my cell phone number had changed.
A week later, I called customer service to try & update my contact info.
The initial message said wait time would be approximately 1 hour & 5 minutes. 25 minutes later it was still 1 hour & 5 minutes. Tried again the following week. Same results.
Purchased a Logitech 800 headset. Called Vanguard this past Monday. While on hold I was able to, do my dishes, do a full load of laundry, clean up the garage, sweep the floor, get all my garbage & recyclables ready to put out that night, clean the shower/toilet, & watch 1/2 hour of Judge Judy.
1 hour 52 minutes & 41 seconds to change my contact number. It's probably been close to a year since I tried to contact Fidelity. I'm going to contact them this coming Friday. If my wait time is less than 10 minutes, I'm probably going to transfer the 401(k).
Maybe it's an asset thing ? I've always received incredible customer service at Fidelity. My Vanguard 401(k) is relatively small, right around 300 K. At Fidelity my total is about 1.2 million.
I did make the call to Vanguard on a Monday, but just under 2 hours to do something as simple as change your contact number seems unacceptable.
Pretty sure this was the last straw.