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Merrill Edge Review – Is It The Best Choice for Online Investing?Merrill Edge is a discount brokerage that allows beginner and experienced investors to trade stocks, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds. They also have competitive pricing and even offer free monthly trades. This Merrill Edge review will cover the advantages and disadvantages of investing with… Continue reading Merrill Edge Review

Generic Trade Review – Discount Futures Broker for You?Generic trade is a basic, no-frills futures and options broker. The greatest benefit to using Generic Trade is the transparent, low fees. Generic Trade only charges $0.59 per contract, per side. They do not vary their commissions based on volume. So you always know how much a trade… Continue reading Generic Trade Review

Folio Investing Review – Portfolio Building Simplified with Small CostsBefore there were “robo-advisors,” there was Folio Investing. As a pioneer in several online investing products that long-standing brokerages have since adopted, Folio Investing has established a solid online presence since they launched in 2000. If you have been looking for a DIY alternative to a traditional… Continue reading Folio Investing Review

Ninjatrader Brokerage Review – Is it the trader for you?If you’ve considered getting into futures or forex trading at all, you’ve probably heard of Ninja Trader. Because it has an open-source framework, it has thousands of add-on apps and hundreds of developers working on it constantly. For this reason, it’s very popular. But is Ninja Trader the… Continue reading Ninjatrader Brokerage Review

SpeedTrader Review – Professional Broker for Day Traders Like YouIf you are a frequent trader, there are two important factors that you take into consideration when choosing a trading platform, speed and cost. The higher either variable is, the smaller your bottom line can potentially be as you will find out in this SpeedTrader review. With… Continue reading SpeedTrader Review

OptionsXpress Review – Detailed Overview of an Online Discount BrokerOptionsXpress offers a vast library of educational resources to help the beginner learn how to trade and it doesn’t charge for broker-assisted trades. It also has plenty of tools to help you find more trading ideas. However, it can be a little more expensive than its competitors…especially… Continue reading OptionsXpress Review

Charles Schwab Review – Reliable Online Discount Broker Among the full-service online brokerages, Charles Schwab continues to receive positive marks for their many investment offerings, competitive trade fees, and 24/7 customer support.  You will like Charles Schwab if you want to trade stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds for a low fee whether you are a… Continue reading Charles Schwab Review

Scottrade Review – Online Discount Broker for Novice Investors Scottrade is a versatile, multi-faceted investment platform founded 35 years ago and with over 500 branches across the US. Privately owned with over $170 billion in AUM and over 3 million clients, it provides a suite of investment and brokerage products, banking services investment guidance. The firm… Continue reading Scottrade Review

TD Ameritrade Review – Versatile Online Discount Brokerage As one of the oldest and largest discount brokerages in the United States, TD Ameritrade offers investment options for just about anybody ranging from “buy and hold” investors to active traders that need advanced research platforms.  While there is a lot to like about TD Ameritrade, it might… Continue reading TD Ameritrade Review

Robinhood Review – The Ins and Outs of Commission-Free Trading Have you ever wanted to do all your stock trading from your smartphone for free? Well, that’s a possibility by using a mobile-only app as you will find out in this Robinhood review. While you won’t have a full-service trading platform if you trade on Robinhood,… Continue reading Robinhood Review