Not exact matches
As the balance in a user's Acorns account becomes larger, it will encourage that person to learn more about investing before taking a more hands - on approach to investing (like moving their
money to a
brokerage and picking
funds).
For many years it has been predicted that retail
brokerage houses would engage in a «race to zero» on commissions, choosing instead to make
money on deposits, margin accounts, and
fund fees in an effort to gain more customers.
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Brokerage.
Some of the US debt is owed to Americans - think of the new government
money market
funds, which own treasuries and are with some
brokerages the «default»
fund (replacing the old
money market
funds).
The indictment says the purpose of the conspiracy was to ``... unlawfully obtain
money through unauthorised transfers of
funds from bank accounts and
brokerage accounts.»
Under the law, corporations, banks, insurance companies,
brokerages and other businesses in New York are required to transfer abandoned
money or securities to the state comptroller's Office of Unclaimed
Funds under a process called escheatment (a word with origins in English feudal law).
1) Set up an a account with a
brokerage that has auto trading from your own account (your
money is not pooled like in a mutual
fund)
The only catastrophic case I can think of is if the
brokerage firm defrauded you about purchasing the assets in the first place; e.g., when you ostensibly put
money into a mutual
fund, they just pocketed it and displayed a fictitious purchase on their web site.
If your
brokerage withholds
funds from your distribution, you'll need to come up with that
money when you re-deposit it in your 401k.
All
brokerage trades to buy or sell stocks and ETFs (exchange - traded
funds) settle through your Vanguard
money market settlement
fund.
-- On the topic of being easy to move
funds around, a number of cheaper
brokerages will make it pretty simple — for example with Scotia iTrade (formerly e-trade canada), you can do a simple bill pay to move
money in, and just as easily get it out, with no transfer fees either way and much cheaper commissions (they are $ 9.99 at 50k assets for example)
Although
money market
funds traditionally hold their value at a share price of $ 1, there's no guarantee that the principal value won't deviate from $ 1, which makes the MMF riskier than the comparable bank and
brokerage account products.
For example, when Vanguard looked at what it called «cornerstone accounts» — workplace savings plans, IRAs,
brokerage and mutual
fund accounts — it esttimated that retirees spent only 60 % of the
money they withdrew, reinvesting the remaining 40 % in other accounts.
A Scottrade IRA account enjoys all the features that Scottrade has to offer to its customers, including more than 2,800 of no - fee mutual
funds, free real - time streaming quotes and chart, free mutual
fund, stock, and ETF screening tools, instant ACH
money transfer between bank account and
brokerage account, and, most importantly, no annual IRA account maintenance fee.
But once you have more
money, you should think about opening a discount
brokerage account and replacing those index
funds with lower - cost exchange traded
funds (ETFs).
Mutual
fund investments (including investments in
money market mutual
funds): ETS has contracted to receive other compensation in connection with the purchase and / or the ongoing maintenance of positions in certain mutual
fund shares in your
brokerage account.
You could put
money in a regular taxable mutual
fund or
brokerage account, paying taxes on your investment income every year, and racking up more tax liability when you sold your shares after their value had risen.
With most
brokerage accounts you are able to buy virtually any mutual
fund available, load or no load, stocks, bonds, ETFs, REITs,
money markets, etc..
One of the biggest problems is that all that
money you have tirelessly socked away in online
brokerages and mutual
funds for so many years will be treated as taxable income when you spend it.
Brokerage firms get the
money they need by borrowing it in the market, while big banks like J.P. Morgan Chase get a big chunk of their
funding from customers who deposit cash in bank accounts.
That savings account can then be linked to automatically transfer set amounts per month to a
brokerage IRA or taxable account, where the
money can be automatically or nearly automatically invested in low - cost index stock
funds.
The fine print showed the transfer was subject to a 3 % fee, but capped at $ 50, so I wrote a check to my
brokerage account and deposited $ 19,950 into a
money market
fund earning 5 %.
Bank savings accounts, mutual
fund and
brokerage account
money market accounts, and life insurance cash accounts typically accrue compound interest.
Is this the same as holding a
money market
fund from another insitution in the
brokerage account of a different institution?
@Gary — If I were personally in your shoes, I'd put that
money into low - fee, broad - market index
funds with a low - cost
brokerage like Vanguard or Schwab.
When it comes to
funding the
brokerage account, Scottrade is quite unique, in the sense the the
money transferred from bank to broker account can be used to trade stocks almost instantly.
The easiest way to do this is to go to the mutual
fund company web site and tell them that you want to transfer your IRA to them (not roll over your IRA to them) and they will take care of all the paper work and collecting your
money from the
brokerage (ditto if your Roth IRA is with a bank or another mutual
fund company).
But if a person uses a
brokerage firm (like ICICI Direct) or an independent entity (like FundsIndia or FundsSupermart), won't it be easier for someone to hack into a person's ICICI Direct or FundsIndia account and steal
money they've invested in all those
funds of various
fund houses?
Ethical advisors will never request direct access to a client's
money, but instead have the
funds directly routed to the investment
brokerage.
Investment in the
Money Market fund is covered by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which protects customers of member firms when their stocks, money or other securities are stolen or put into jeopardy by the broke
Money Market
fund is covered by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which protects customers of member firms when their stocks,
money or other securities are stolen or put into jeopardy by the broke
money or other securities are stolen or put into jeopardy by the
brokerage.
With a typical
brokerage account, you can spend days researching, reviewing, and evaluating different stocks, bonds, mutual
funds, or ETFs and still not be sure what is best for your
money.
I'll bet your answer to the first question is yes (just about everyone who owns a
brokerage account has bought a
money market
fund) and if you the answer to your first question is also yes, then the logic of panning WNMLA because «you'll never see full value» is worth revisiting...
(I believe this strongly enough that, for example, I simply couldn't sleep any longer until I switched my US
brokerage a / c balance sweep from a
money market
fund to a bank deposit).
Money funds provide a convenient holding place for cash in, say, a linked
brokerage account.
The
brokerage industry in general likes things as they are and would certainly make less
money if the trailer portion of mutual
fund fees were not in place.
On the other hand, for people who regularly add
money to their index
funds, that $ 8
brokerage fee adds up.
Securities firms such as Investment Banks and
brokerages are required to have a certain amount of cash overnight - by «selling» securities to
money market
funds just for the night, banks can meet their liquidity obligations.
For newly opened
brokerage accounts, you must have
money in your settlement
fund before you can buy an ETF.
Further, some
brokerages require minimum amounts for
money market
funds e.g. in the case of Charles Schwab, minimum investments start at US$ 2,500.
Savings — You could call this my «Emergency
Fund», but I actually use it as a «holding pen» to transfer
money into my
brokerage account.
Keep in mind that most
brokerages will charge you a fee if you redeem a mutual
fund within 90 days of purchase (some exclude
money market
funds from these rules, but check your agreement).
While consolidating one's IRA accounts at one
brokerage or one
fund family certainly saves on the paperwork, it is worth keeping in mind that putting all one's eggs in one basket might not be the best idea, especially for those concerned that an employee might, like Matilda, take me
money and run Venezuela.
This meant RBC wasn't making any
money from its customers who bought them through their discount
brokerage, so the inexpensive
funds were unceremoniously dumped with no advance notice.
You can often continue to hold your DSC mutual
funds with a new investment adviser or in a discount
brokerage account if you'll be investing your own
money, so you don't have to leave the investments with your old adviser.
If you find yourself having a high cash balance in your
brokerage or retirement account, consider moving the
funds into a high return account or putting the
money to work in a
fund.
Taking the hit on mutual
fund DSCs is usually worth it if you've decided to manage your own
money using a discount
brokerage.
So, the next time you are in the market for a place to stash your
money, take a good long look at the way your banks, mutual
fund firms and
brokerages treat their customers before you make your decision.
Wouldn't it be great to create wealth just by investing some of the
money you already spend on insurance, mutual
funds,
brokerage and bank services you really don't need?!
Some
brokerage firms enter into special arrangements with mutual
fund companies, allowing the
brokerage firm to earn extra
money from the arrangement.
And later I put
money into other accounts including a
brokerage account I use outside of my retirement
funds.