
	FMR LLC (Fidelity Management and Research) or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation. It is one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm. Fidelity International Limited (FIL), was an international affiliate founded in 1969, serving most countries in the rest of the world. In September 2011, FIL was rebranded as &#39;Fidelity Worldwide Investment&#39;. Fidelity Investments manages a large family of mutual funds, provides fund distribution and investment advice services, as well as providing discount brokerage services, retirement services, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, life insurance and a number of other services A subsidiary of mutual fund superpower Fidelity), Fidelity Investments Institutional Services, distributes Fidelity products and programs through investment professionals at banks, insurance companies, securities brokerages, financial planning firms, and other financial services providers. Doing business as Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions, the firm offers Fidelity Advisor Funds (a family of more than 90 mutual funds), institutional money-market funds, cash management funds, international funds, and long-term investment plans. It also offers offshore-based funds for non-US investors and programs and services related to college savings and retirement plans.
