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Reddit · r/Bogleheads · Feb 18, 2026
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They say E*TRADE exited its mutual fund business during the 2008 downturn and returned less than they had put in. They moved to Vanguard and prefer a brokerage that does not flinch in rough markets.
Of the 39 reviews with a clear verdict, 33% are positive, 10% mixed and 56% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is poor support.
The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (5 reviews), easy to use (4 reviews) and helpful support (4 reviews). For example: Clean interface and mobile app outperform Fidelity in daily use, though order routing steers trades to market makers instead of auto-rolling treasuries.
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (11 reviews), slow transfers (4 reviews) and account frozen (2 reviews). For example: Closing an inactive account and transferring the remaining balance drags on for months despite forty-minute security verification calls.
It's how well reviewed E*TRADE is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a product needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed products here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
Category: Brokerage. Type: Brokerage account. Fees: $0 commissions for online US-listed stock, ETF, mutual fund and options trades (exclusions apply).
39 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.