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Vanguard CDs are reserved for customers of the brokerage firm. They can be opened with a $1,000 minimum deposit and purchased in $1,000 increments. Vanguard charges no fees for new brokered CDs.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI) is one of the most diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs) money can buy.