01-06-2014, 09:08 AM
If you want a platform with bells and whistles then eTrade and TDAmeritrade might be good choices.
There are lots of online resources for free (or little money). Depending on your portfolio value you can also negotiate a lower trade commission at some firms. My employer just shut off and handed us a part of our retirement package which when rolled over to Vanguard qualified us for $2.00 trades (Vanguard is normally $7.00). Months later, Fidelity ($7.95 trades) was offering to cut that commission if we moved our assets....
"Ya just never know unless you ask...." :-)
There are lots of online resources for free (or little money). Depending on your portfolio value you can also negotiate a lower trade commission at some firms. My employer just shut off and handed us a part of our retirement package which when rolled over to Vanguard qualified us for $2.00 trades (Vanguard is normally $7.00). Months later, Fidelity ($7.95 trades) was offering to cut that commission if we moved our assets....
"Ya just never know unless you ask...." :-)
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Frederick Buechner
Frederick Buechner