San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
7 INVESTMENT SITES CAN HELP YOU TRADE WITH GUSTO
Deciding where to invest for your retirement is the first step, and there are countless online choices. You will want to pick the online investment site that offers the features most important to you. The best of these websites offer investor-friendly features and reasonable fees. Here are some possibilities:
Ally Invest (Ally.com/invest ) allows trading commission-free with Ally Invest Self-Directed Trading. It requires no account minimum required to get started. Its trading platform provides educational materials and market research.
Charles Schwab (schwab. com) has tools and a wide range of educational materials, as well as customer support and technology. With a focus on quality research, it has personnel at over more than 300 branches nationwide.
Merrill Edge (merrilledge. com) offers tools for traders and more than 2,000 locations inside parent Bank of America, so investors can find advisors easily. It’s known for industry-leading research and excellent customer service. Provides articles, videos, and online courses for investors.
Fidelity’s (fidelity.com) suite of industry research and free tools make it easy for beginning investors to find the best investing strategies for them. Investors can also visit one of their nearly 200 investor centers for in-person help. Offers clients a well-rounded package of investment tools.
TD Ameritrade (tdameritrade. com) offers market research, has an easy-to-use website, and education for beginners. It has investment tools, and good customer service. TD Ameritrade’s The Ticker Tape lets people practice trading in a real-time environment with virtual money.
E-*Trade (us.etrade.com ) is an option for any beginning trader. It has a great educational section, webinars, and news clips. Power E-*Trade is easy to use and allows investors to practice trading.
Betterment (betterment.com/ investing) is good for people looking for a quick way to get started. In the Forbes article Betterment Review 2020, writer Taylor Tepper said, “Betterment has bulked up its platform of a range of features and tools over the years, delivering a sophisticated and highly functional product to its clients.”