Which brokerage firm should I use?

Which brokerage firm should I use?

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Do you care about having branch offices you can walk into?

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Question by tom

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Are you searching for the right brokerage firm? Do you care about having branch offices you can walk into? Do you want to use the brokerage as a full checking account? Is it important that your idle cash earns decent interest? In just a few questions, Hunch can help you find the brokerage firm that best fits your preferences.

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  • 1.
    The Vanguard Group

    The Vanguard Group

    Vanguard is a United States investment management company that manages approximately $1.3 trillion in assets, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It offers mutual funds and other financial products and services ...

    tom
    Pros: Extremely low cost funds. Cons: Can't walk into a local branch and talk to someone ...
  • 2.
    TradeStation Securities

    TradeStation Securities

    TradeStation is a Windows-based application, designed, sold and distributed by TradeStation Securities. It is technical analysis software that is used for analyzing and trading the financial markets. It uses a ...

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    eTrade

    eTrade

    E*TRADE Securities offers online trading and investing of stocks, futures, and options at low commissions.

    wolfz0rz
    Pros: Great web interface. Simple and fast transfers between accounts. Powerful research tools. Cons: Some funds are exclusive to the brokerage, so you can't ...
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    Charles Schwab Corp.

    Charles Schwab Corp.

    The Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW), based in San Francisco, California is a company founded as a traditional (brick-and-mortar) brokerage house, and which today is one of the world's ...

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    Fidelity

    Fidelity

    Fidelity has the people, guidance, and investments to help you find your way, whatever your destination.

    tom
    Pros: Branches in major cities.
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    TD Ameritrade

    TD Ameritrade

    TD Ameritrade is an online broker with over 6 million U.S. customers, and many more internationally, that has grown rapidly through acquisition, to become the 746th-largest US firm in ...

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    Wells Fargo Advisors

    Wells Fargo Advisors

    Wells Fargo Advisors, is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo, located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the second largest brokerage firm in the United States as of October 1, 2007 ...

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    Scottrade

    Scottrade

    As a leading online brokerage firm, Scottrade offers a full line of investment products, online trading platforms and market research tools to help investors take control of their financial future ...

    scottym
    Pros: $7 trades. Good real-time interface (EliteTrader) and Java engine. Good execution. Good selection of stocks, mutual ... Cons: Little interest paid on cash balances.
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    Ameriprise Financial

    Ameriprise Financial

    For more than 110 years, It has provided solutions to help people change how they think about their money. It makes financial planning about its clients—not just numbers. Treating ...

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    Interactive Brokers

    Interactive Brokers

    Interactive Brokers LLC (official abbrev IB) is a United States-based discount online brokerage firm, operating on most major worldwide stock, futures, bonds, forex, and options exchanges. The company has existed ...

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    Edward Jones

    Edward Jones

    Offers individualized service with risk level based on each person's needs and goals. Serving the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.