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The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Full-Service vs. Discount Brokers There isn't a great distinction between them anymore.  |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Should Brokers Get Overtime Pay? Commissions. That's an important word to consider when you think about how your broker may be serving you. For most investors, a solid online brokerage with low fees and a broad range of services is all one needs.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Investment You'll Ever Make Stop wasting money and take control of your finances; put your money into a discount brokerage account.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
What You Really Need From Your Broker Don't obsess about the wrong things. Stick with what's important.  |
The Motley Fool March 12, 2004 |
Discount vs. Full-Price Brokers Why should you pay 10 times more for a stock trade?  |
The Motley Fool March 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Make You a Smarter Investor There's more to smart money management than just picking great stocks. Increasingly, it's becoming just as important to find the right discount broker to give you the best and least expensive access to the investments you want.  |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
The Upside of Broker Fees The more frequently you trade, the more you'll pay your broker in commission fees. But many people may not know that factoring in the cost of those commissions can reduce your capital gains -- and cut the taxes you owe.  |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Discount Broker, Expensive Stock Charles Schwab is back on track, but the stock isn't cheap. Investors, paying too much for the stock of a discount broker seems to really defeat the whole purpose.  |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 |
How to Open a Brokerage Account Before you buy stocks, you have to figure out how you'll buy them.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 |
Questions to Ask Your Broker Here is some good advice regarding questions you might want to ask your broker before handing over your hard-earned cash. Make sure you get the right answers before you start investing.  |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Coup d'E*Trade Online broker goes for speedy executions and finds itself on the fast track.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Questions to Ask Your Broker You may be surprised at how your broker makes his money. Here are some important questions to ask your broker or financial advisor, as not all financial professionals operate by the same rules.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2011 John Rosevear |
This Investing Decision Can Cost You Big Choosing the wrong brokerage can be a costly mistake.  |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Tools to Make You a Better Investor Brokers have been hurting, and you can take advantage. With brokers focusing on getting your business, you'll find them developing and expanding on tools that could help you invest more easily.  |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Big Brokerages Can Still Be Trouble Though times have changed, some things remain the same.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Brokers for Expert Investors Have you outgrown your brokerage account? When you're just getting started with investing, comparing brokerage firms is pretty easy. But when you go beyond the basics, you need a broker who provides more.  |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Brokerages Misbehaving The SEC has gotten an earful about brokerages upsetting customers. Investors, the more you know about the stock market and how brokerages and brokers work, the better off you'll likely be.  |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Free Trade at Bank of America? The megabank offers no-fee stock trades.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2005 |
How to Open a Brokerage Account Investing is easy, and it can get you started on a path to financial security.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond |
Don't Be Dazzled by Prestige Names But just as Harvard is not the best place for every high school valedictorian, private client groups at Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan are not always the best places for an advisor focused on ultra-high-net-worth clients.  |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Brokers You Can Rely On Schwab waves the discounter flag as full-service outfits surrender.  |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pay Less for Your Stock Trades Schwab slashes its equity commissions.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Who You Trade With Does Matter It's easy to think that one broker fits all, but nothing could be further from the truth. Take the time to get to know your brokerage options. Only then will you have the knowledge base to make your best choice.  |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Invest Now, Save $125 When opening a brokerage account, you can make sure that more of your money gets invested, and less gets gobbled up by transaction costs.  |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Protect Yourself From Wall Street's Face-Rippers A smart defense is the best offense. Thanks to numerous resources available to investors, you can do a lot to reduce the amount of overhead you lose to Wall Street firms.  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Buy Stocks Is one broker really that much better than another?  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Chucked! If Charles Schwab cannot soon deliver on its goal of reaching all kinds of customers, then perhaps the board will insist on another change, this time moving the company back to its model of the 1990s, when Schwab was clearly a discount broker.  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Thing to Do With Your Money Schwab's new initiative moves in the wrong direction.  |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
How Steep Are Some Brokerage Fees? Investors, make sure you do your homework before you choose a broker.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Bonus Bait Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bonuses to brokers who expand their production in 2006.  |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Find the Right Broker When it comes to handling your investments, one size doesn't fit all. Shop around.  |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
E*Trade Earns Its Star The online discount broker provides a healthier trading outlook. The bottom line is that sometimes, an index fund will serve you just fine. And other times, ETFs may be best. It also depends on the index fund you're looking at, and the ETF.  |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Schwabbing the Decks Is a commission war on tap between the discount brokers? Charles Schwab said today it plans to lower its commission fees in a bid to "appeal to the broadest range of investors possible."  |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Can't Go Home, E*Trade The discount broker posts a loss as mortgage-related losses mount.  |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2004 |
Cheap Trades Here! A big part of how brokers compete is through price-per-trade. And while cost is a factor -- particularly for more frequent traders -- it should not be your only guidepost. Investment selection and services should be tops on your broker search list.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Let's Discount the Discounters Stock trade commission rates are falling, but that's bad news for discount brokers' shareholders.  |
Registered Rep. November 18, 2005 Kristen French |
Smith Barney Cuts Pay for Smaller Brokers The new pay scale was announced to brokers internally in October and will take effect in January.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2005 Rich Smith |
Save Money, Make Money What's one way to maximize the velocity of your investing returns? Reducing one of the greatest brakes on that velocity: frictional costs.  |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2003 LouAnn Lofton |
Ameritrade Amps Up The discount broker's Q1 will be better than expected.  |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Marry a Broker You shouldn't settle for a broker just because of cheap rates. Look beyond the trading commissions and commit to a broker for the long haul.  |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
E*Trade's Bright Future The online discount broker has a strong November and things are likely to get even better. That doesn't mean that the traditional old-school brokerage houses are toast.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why Government "Help" Could Become Your Next Nightmare The government wants brokers and other financial professionals to act in their clients' best interest, but if you're a client, you might well be much happier keeping things exactly the way they are now.  |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Traders Are Back January was a good month for discount brokers; shares of E*TRADE and TD AMERITRADE are trading higher today after the brokers posted robust buying -- and more likely selling -- for the month of January.  |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Seed of Chucky Schwab's first quarter may seem lackluster, but there's more to the numbers than meets the eye. Now would be a good time to take a closer look at Schwab.  |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Great Commercial. Good Broker? Investors, ignore the clever ad campaigns of brokerage firms and focus on what's best for your wallet. Here's a brief guide to choosing a broker.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Will These Stocks Survive the Broker Price Wars? For those brokers who haven't yet figured out what their next steps should be, is time running out to remain competitive?  |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Be the Best Investor You Can Be The right broker can make all the difference.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
How You Can Become the Next Super-Investor Get the tools you need to succeed with your investments.  |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Ameritrade Sipping Lemonade The discount broker cites increased trading activity as a great reason to top guidance.  |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Reinventing Schwab Though Charles Schwab is still the nation's largest discount broker, competition and a changing landscape have forced it to evolve.  |