http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/FIAE Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:59:12 GMT Reviews by FIAE http://www.viewpoints.com/Fidelity-Investments-www-fidelity-com-review-bdb26 <p>As one who has provided hundreds of portfolio reviews for customers at Fidelity Investments, my comment is that "You get what you pay for."  Fidelity Investments portfolio reviews cost nothing and are computer generated.  Though Fidelity representatives can waiver off of the computer generated recommendations, Fidelity compliance requirements and overall management fear of doing anything that could be construed running counter to the "inferred" Fidelity performance requirements, makes Fidelity reviews basically worthless.  In recent months, Fidelity has gone on a ruthless campaign of laying off an disproportionate number of their long-tenured (read "higher paid") employees in the name of "saving jobs."  Fidelity has basically proven that their shop portfolio reviews and retirement planning can be done by 1) low-paid, low-experience kids in their 20's 2) low-performing reps with 3-6 years of experience and 3) trained chimpanzees.  If a Fidelity rep tries to veer away from the shop computer-generated...</p>... Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:59:12 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Fidelity-Investments-www-fidelity-com-review-bdb26 FIAE 1