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What are the effects of Ameriprise moving my mutual funds to a brokerage account?

If they are just moving how they are tracking your account, this has no real effect on you except that it makes it easier to market additional services to you. You aren't required to take them. If the …
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Where does the money go when I buy stocks?

When you buy a share of stock, you are almost always buying from someone who previously purchased that share and now wants to sell it. The money -- minus broker's fee -- goes to that other investor, w …
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How does a brokerage firm work?

The brokerage executes the transactions you tell them to make on your behalf. …
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Vanguard legacy mutual fund account held shares of the same fund that's used for brokerage s...

I don't see any reason to change what you're doing. The sweep is a fairly small amount compared to the portfolio. What you want to reinvest how much of it in depends on where your portfolio is departi …
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Brokerage account vs Roth IRA

Just to add to the other answers, possibly unnecessarily: There's no reason you can't have both a tax-protected retirement account (IRA, 401k, or equivalents) that you fund as heavily as you feel comf …
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How to access the Expert Market as a US citizen?

I think you've answered your own question. You go shopping for a broker who deals with these, and meet whatever their requirements are for being willing to deal with this on your behalf. If they don't …
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Why would a financial services company force their customers to link their checking accounts...

Linking the bank account lets you invest, or disinvest, via electronic funds transfer. That's the least expensive mechanism for the broker. It also provides a channel for delivering dividends if you h …
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Is it possible to hold stock certificates directly without any counterparty risk whatsoever?

I'm not sure it is still possible to get physical stock certificates. Which is a pity since they were often lively example of the engraving and printing arts. In theory, if you are on record as the ow …
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How to compare "block lists" for brokerages?

I think you are going to have to ask each brokerage what their criteria are and whether they would handle the transactions you have in mind -- remembering that they are free to change their policy at any … I'd also note that anything so risky that a major brokerage won't touch it is probably not something you should invest in unless you can afford to lose your entire stake. At least. …
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Is it free of fee buying and selling stocks/crypto/options/futures on online platforms like ...

I know of only one way to avoid brokerage fees on equities: for a mutual fund, you may be able to work directly with the investment house which runs that fund. …
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