Vanguard link to external accounts
Vanguard link to external accounts
Is anyone else having issues linking new external accounts to VG? I have received an error (account non specific) for over a month. Also existing accounts refuse to refresh.
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Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
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Because of convenience. Aggregators are a fairly well-accepted "thing", but of course we have people who use dedicated computers and networks whenever they access a financial institution, so there's a range of behaviors that people feel comfortable with.Uniballer wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:37 am Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
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The new interface (as of a few months ago) is clunky and no longer advises you when updates fail, AFAIK. Adding the institution back in seems to get the process working again in at least some cases.Hullmet wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:24 am Is anyone else having issues linking new external accounts to VG? I have received an error (account non specific) for over a month. Also existing accounts refuse to refresh.
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Amen.Uniballer wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:37 am Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
Credibility ... some posters have it.
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Thanks for the reminder that I still had all of our account information stored in Fidelity's Full View. Due to password changes, only the ones directly held at Fidelity were accessible but no external source needs to have that much information about our personal finances.steadyosmosis wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:43 pmAmen.Uniballer wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:37 am Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
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What did OP say to earn him rebuke for sharing login credentials? OP might just be trying to "link" a new bank account to Vanguard to enable contributions and withdrawal.Uniballer wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:37 am Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
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That is what I assumed he was doing. I easily linked a new bank account a few months ago.Doctor Rhythm wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 7:55 pmWhat did OP say to make one assume login credentials are being shared? OP might just be trying to "link" a new bank account to Vanguard to enable contributions and withdrawals.Uniballer wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:37 am Why would you give any organization credentials to get into your accounts at other institutions?
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He said "existing accounts refuse to refresh." That implied that he is using his Vanguard account to aggregate his financial info from multiple institutions.Doctor Rhythm wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2025 7:55 pm What did OP say to earn him rebuke for sharing login credentials? OP might just be trying to "link" a new bank account to Vanguard to enable contributions and withdrawal.
I don't think that was really a rebuke. I am interested in knowing why people feel differently than I do about this stuff. To me, the potential security issues outweigh any possible convenience, but I am willing to listen to alternative opinions if they are informed and well-reasoned.
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Long time Vanguard customer here...
I JUST tried to add an old checking account to another account at Vanguard (IRA), and they disabled my ability to send money out from ALL my accounts!?!? Now we have zero access to our money (it's freaking all there).
On top of that, I'm trying to buy a new car (every 13 years or so...).
Major screwup on their part. Very disappointed. Been working with them to no avail so far. Good lord.
I JUST tried to add an old checking account to another account at Vanguard (IRA), and they disabled my ability to send money out from ALL my accounts!?!? Now we have zero access to our money (it's freaking all there).
On top of that, I'm trying to buy a new car (every 13 years or so...).
Major screwup on their part. Very disappointed. Been working with them to no avail so far. Good lord.