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For questions about brokerage firms, opening a brokerage account, etc. Questions asking for specific service recommendations are off-topic.
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Why do a lot of people recommend Vanguard so often?
I'll rain on the parade because I'm a cynical jerk. :)
Vanguard is at top of mind because they were the first provider of index funds and they spend a TON of money on advertising and public relations …
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Why does a no-load fund have transaction fees? Isn't that a contradiction?
I found the other answer unclear, so I'm contributing my $0.02.
Sales loads are charged by the fund, and are typically used to provide compensation to investment advisors for selling them to you. If …
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Checking to brokerage transfer latency: Why does it take 3 days to move money, even at the s...
Some companies have banks and brokerages that are completely separate systems. So you could be actually running ACH transactions between two different banking entities.
Bank of America used to have s …
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Understanding summary of brokerage account value, cash balance, buying power?
Here you go:
Net Liq Value is the value of the account, if you liquidated all positions right now.
Cash balance is the value of your cash or money market holdings.
Stock buying power is the amount o …
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How expensive is it to keep minimal cash at a brokerage?
You're trying to mitigate the risk of having your investments wiped out by fraud committed by your broker by using margin loans to buy stock secured by other, non-cash assets in your account.
The sol …
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What is the cost of "free" trades?
In the case of Wells Fargo, I believe that free trading is linked to your overall banking relationship with the firm. So if you have a checking account with a balance of $X, or a total relationship w …
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