Which is why most people buying funds should buy their index funds through Vanguard. It's not a sales pitch. This company, owned by the fund holders, is the lo

Which is why most people buying funds should buy their index funds through Vanguard. It's not a sales pitch. This company, owned by the fund holders, is the lowest cost way to buy index funds. Probably the only lower cost way to own stocks is to buy them directly through the company via their dividend reinvestment programs, but then you aren't buying an index and you are wasting your time.