Not exact matches
Many popular brokers allow for the re-investment
of dividends (they often refer to the programs as DRIPs), such as
ETrade, Schwab and TradeKing.
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.
Conventional banks (which
etrade and frostbank after all are) are for private banking
of the kind you're looking for.
Everyone on
etrade, scott trade, tradeking, etc..., is wasting their money and gaining nothing
of real value in return over what Robinhood offers.
If you're after a larger, more comprehensive investment library for both the long term investor and short term trader, you should check out
ETrade, which has ranked 5 stars in the area
of education, according to SmartMoney's latest broker survey.
All
of the major brokerage houses (Vanguard, Schwab,
ETrade, Scottrade, etc) in the US give account holders access to a list
of ETFs and Mutual Funds with zero load on deposits, no or low minimum account balances, no or low investment minimums, and no commissions.
Sites like charles schwab and
etrade are what people always use, but I wanted to do the research for myself, so I looked at a bunch
of online investment sites and I finally decided on tradeking.
The Ally Bank Online Savings Account has a current yield
of.89 % (Updated 1/09/12) APY, which seems generous compared to contenders like Bank
of America's savings account (returning a measly.10 % APY) offered in Illinois, or even
ETrade's Complete Savings Account at 0.40 % APY.
Let's see how
ETrade stacks up to two
of its major competitors: TD Ameritrade and Merrill Edge.
TD Ameritrade,
ETRADE, are two
of the more popular choices for retail investors, and they seem to be more penny stock friendly.
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.
TD Ameritrade and
ETrade both have mobile apps that you can use if you hold one
of their online accounts.
I'm just in the process
of moving from an account with an «advisor» to an
ETrade account to set up my own «sleepy» profilio, mostly with ETF's.
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.
From a technology standpoint,
ETrade definitely has the edge, though - if you're someone who places a lot
of importance on the functionality and flash
of mobile apps or trading platforms,
ETrade might be the better choice.
ETrade is also the best choice for investors looking for the broadest range
of services from a single provider.
This focus on brokerage and investments may partly explain why
ETrade Bank sold a block
of its online savings accounts to Discover Financial Services in January 2010.
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ETrade: Much like Fidelity, E-Trade has a good deal
of content for beginner investors and great research tools.
ETrade allows this without fees (when investing into one
of the No - Load / No - Fees funds from their list).
And also much like Fidelity,
ETrade has a higher tier trading platform that's reserved for only the most active
of investors.
There may OR may not be commissions involved for buying / selling depending on the stock broker platform used (
etrade, vanguard, and a whole host
of providers with different fees per trade).
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At the end
of the plan year our shares are deposited directly into an
ETrade account the company set up for us, so the only commision you have to pay is the fee when you sell them ($ 29.00).
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-...]
ETRADE offers competitive commissions and an array
of powerful trading tools.
I'm curious if you use a large brokerage to manage your funds or if you use one
of the do - it - yourselfers like
etrade or tdameritrade.