Compared from 249 real customer reviews
Merrill Edge Self-Directed vs Robinhood vs Vanguard Brokerage Account
Side by side from 249 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each product’s page.
How the signal works
The signal score
A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.
So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.
67 signal
79 reviews78 signal
92 reviews62 signal
78 reviewsIn short
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Specs
- Type
- Brokerage account
- Fees
- $0 online stock, ETF and option trades; no annual account fees (options contract and other fees may apply)
- Minimum
- No balance minimums
- Type
- Investing app and brokerage
- Fees
- Commission-free stock trading; Gold subscription $5/month
- Minimum
- No minimum to open
- Type
- Brokerage account
- Fees
- No fee to open an account
- Minimum
- $0 to open
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