Enterprising as the backstory is, it also accounts for the low fidelity of the document, even as commercially issued by 4AD.

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However, much as it wouldn't want to sell low-fidelity music or movies riddled with compression artifacts, it must do a better job of consistently matching optimized apps to a tablet audience.

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Bowers points out one apparent inconsistency that, he says, suggests input from Fidelity in the selection process: Although Morningstar had previously named Joel Tillinghast as one of two fund managers of the year, they did not recommend his Fidelity Low-Priced Stock ( FLPSX) fund in the small-cap category as a favorite--going instead with Fidelity Small Cap Stock ( FSLCX) .

FORBES: Morningstar Sellout

Comparable funds at Merrill and Fidelity lagged Royce Low-Priced by about 10%.

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This combination of low-fee products and zero commissions makes Fidelity the de facto destination for cost-conscious, self-directed investors.

FORBES: Fidelity Follows The Green Line Into ETFs With BlackRock

Besides TIAA, Fidelity, Vanguard and USAA offer low-cost annuities through direct sales, but less than 4% of all annuities are of the low-cost, directly marketed variety.

FORBES: Follow-Through

Other custodians (Schwab, Fidelity) will execute a large number of high quality low cost proprietary ETFs for no charge while imposing nominal ticket charges on the rest of the ETF universe.

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With innovations such as wireless fidelity, commonly known as wi-fi, and other low-cost technologies and business models that are now being explored, we should aim to provide cheap, fast, and eventually free access to the internet.

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About half of new account holders are buying into low-cost plans available directly from such operators as TIAA-CREF , Vanguard and Fidelity.

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