I'm not interested in the obvious «put more into your bank savings account,» I'm looking for options fairly close to an IRA (trading stocks on
etrade also out) to save more.
ETrade also offers specialty accounts for setting up an investing club, or investing in an LLC.
Not exact matches
But you'll get what you pay for since
ETrade has been recognized as the best discount broker by Smart Money for three years in a row, and has
also scored very well in other broker surveys.
ETrade is
also the best choice for investors looking for the broadest range of services from a single provider.
And
also much like Fidelity,
ETrade has a higher tier trading platform that's reserved for only the most active of investors.
Still, long term investors may
also want to consider brokers like Scottrade,
ETrade or Sharebuilder (the latter two
also have well developed banking and money management platforms), or a mutual fund company like Vanguard or Fidelity.
Its $ 4.95 flat - rate stock trades are less expensive than
ETRADE ($ 6.95) and TD Ameritrade ($ 6.95), and match Fidelity, which
also charges $ 4.95.
When you open up an account at
ETrade, Scottrade or whatever, you're generally opening up a regular investing account, which is
also called a taxable account.