Recent focus on employee is a good thing - Anonymous employee Vanguard Employee Review

4.0
Nov 7, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company operates in a growth industry, and is itself experiencing a lot of growth. Senior management in recent years change stoic image, and really focus on employee engagement.

Cons

The market now takes a sharp turn and focuses on price competition with recent Fidelity ETF launches. This will surely cause some pressure to the whole mutual fund / ETF industry to highlight the internal cost structure.

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Pros

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Cons

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