Check with the various low cost brokerages such
as ETrade, Scottrade, and TDAmeritrade, to see what their policies are, and what if any funds / ETF's they allow you to trade in without commissions.
Many popular brokers allow for the re-investment of dividends (they often refer to the programs as DRIPs), such
as ETrade, Schwab and TradeKing.
Not exact matches
Low cost brokerages such
as TD Ameritrade,
ETrade, Ally Invest all offer up to several hundred dollar bonuses when you start accounts, and these are on top of the free trading bonuses.
The following screenshot is a basic comparison provided by the company, showing how it stacks up against some of the top competitors, such
as:
ETrade, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity.
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 has established itself
as one of the top discount brokerage services synonymous with online investing, being best known for their comprehensive tools, resources and customer support which cater to both long term investors and active traders alike.
It was
ETrade yet again for the third time in a row (Smart Money ranked them # 1 in 2007 and 2008
as well)!
But
ETrade is considered a trailblazer in mobile trading and its powerful mobile platform, which includes features such
as voice recognition and bar code scanning, reflects this leading position.
Many trading platforms (
ETrade, that I use, for example) allow investing on some of those
as well.
ETrade offers lower rates (
as of June 24, 2014) for accounts with a balance under $ 5,000 or over $ 1 million, but TradeKing has the lower margin rates for the broad range of balances in - between.
ETrade was originally known
as the leader in low - priced investing.
If you want to build your own investment portfolio, online brokerages, such
as TD Ameritrade,
ETrade, and TradeKing can provide you with the tools you need to buy and sell stocks or even invest in more complex investment vehicles, such
as stock futures or stock options.
I then attributed this momentary eclipse to the fact that
ETrade had expanded their investment product offerings and banking area, thereby coming across
as the more «all around broker».
If commission - free ETFs are your thing, then consider Charles Schwab,
ETRADE, or TD Ameritrade,
as each broker offers more than 100 of them.
I've been covering a number of online stock brokers here including the likes of Scottrade, TradeKing,
ETrade and many more,
as an exercise in discovering which -LSB-...]