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EDITOR'S LETTER
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Trading Through

The mispriced transactions totaled 442,600, from October 2008 through the start of this year. The amount owed customers for the mistakes was $420,360. Less than a buck a trade. On a 200-share trade, that equals less than 3 cents each.

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In 1987, George U. "Gus" Sauter was an obscure investment trust officer with little trading experience. He had just joined the crew of an investment company with a piddling $1 billion in assets under management. Twenty-five years later, the Vanguard Funds have $1.6 trillion in assets. It's the largest mutual fund complex extant, surpassing Fidelity Investments two years ago.

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Made in America

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