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Only for the Moribund

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:00:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author deskhead - Recommended only for those with 100 shares of PG or JNJ to park indefinitely. They are SLOW on executions (and Scottrade, for example, generally gets you a better price), then SLOW to inform you of executions. I WISH I had a buck for every time...

Review of the Sharebuilder Web-Site -- Trade Stocks and Invest For The Future

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:23:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author three_ster - Sharebuilder is an interesting web-site where users can invest in the stock market or funds in order to make a little extra money. It's also an investment site where they make it easy for the first time investor to get their feet wet without...

Disappointing

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:22:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author espied - I found the initial contact with the Edward Jones financial advisor pleasant, and all the options available to me were explained carefully. I was initially impressed and agreed a number of investments. However I was not impressed enough to...

Expensive, unresponsive

Sat, 9 May 2009 17:17:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author osbornejdo - This brokerage firm was chosen for me by the company I worked for as the processor for my stock option awards. This was convenient for my employer, but not for me. Citi Smith Barney made it all but impossible to change my mail address when I...

thinkorswim: Not bad. Actually, quite good.

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:22:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author somniculosus - I have been a client for over 2 years now. Quite satisfied: their commissions are at the lower end of the spectrum, and help is always a phone call or chat window away. On the few occasions I have had to call them on the phone, my call was returned the...

Good For Me

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:47:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pshamilton - I have used Scottrade for two years and wanted a lower price deal. WRONG! I went to Zecco and they will make you cherish Scottrade. Zecco holds your money and uses it for days after a deposit. Free trades yes but you need to have your funds released...

Trade everything in one universal account;streamline efficient service

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:49:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author autotrader001 - I have been trading with IB since 1998. They always try to be cost effective and efficient in their operation. And you can see some of the savings pass on to their customers. There are shiploads of features introduced in recent years to help...

thinkorswim: Yeah,, not so much....

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:27:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thetruthis2003 - I've been with almost every broker over the past 20 years and I've been looking around for a new broker seeing as how Ameritrade is going out of business and although Ameritrade's tools are quite good they manipulate the data and stall the quotes so...

Sharebuilder: The Bear and the Bull Go Head to Head

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:08:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetbluefan1 - You have probably heard of Sharebuilder by now. It is one of the largest online brokerages in the world, and it is run by ING Direct. Though there aren’t any technical Sharebuilder “branches” – unlike Smith Barney or Scottrade...

Highly restricted approach to trading stocks

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 17:51:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author naridon - I keep hearing advertisements about sharebuilder.com as a cheap online brokerage. I decided to write this review to dispel some myths their advertisement. Now to give credit to them,this is a company that encourages long term investment...

Sharebuilder.com - How much are you really paying?

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:17:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author thaphillips - The Pitch< b>Sharebuilder.com is touted as a cheap way to buy and sell stocks. When you compare sharebuilder versus other online brokerage companies, it appears to be true. The $4 fee to purchase stocks is the lowest around. There must be a...

Fidelity Brokerage Service: Quick and Reliable

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:45:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bryan_Carey - Financial markets haven't been very stable as of late and many investors have pulled their money out of stock investments, opting instead for safer investments like money markets, government bonds, and corporate bonds and or their respective mutual...

Interactive Brokers

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:41:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author joeschmoe1005 - i have been through many online brokers and i liked interactive brokers because they had lower margin costs. well, that's being penny wise and pound foolish.first, i had a problem where they liquidated parts of my account because i crossed a...

Worst E-mini Futures Execution Ever; Ridiculous Slippage; Bad Service

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:05:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author linkfelix2 - I have been an Interactive Brokers customer for 4 years now, but as of this month, I'm moving everything out.CONs (especially for Futures Traders):I have primarily used the account to day trade futures using automation. After many...

Not Good

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:53:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author feelgreat63 - Fees are high. Mutual funds pushed all had 5.50% or higher sales loads. Account monitoring is non-existent. Execution is slow. Commissions rule the day it seems. Customer service is personal, but response times are too slow for effective timely...

Scottrade sucks

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:43:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dudmeister - Can't access them half or more of the time during trading hours. When I do get on I often get bumped...

Unprofessional and unreliable

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:08:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lewjack - I opened an account with Fidelity Investments, transferred a sizable amount of money into the account, and then attempted to buy municipal bonds once the funds were available. During the next 3 days, I purchased bonds in the morning, was told that it...

Good for Conservative Inexperienced Investors

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:06:17 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author qgbfh - I've had USAA accounts for many years now, and have consolidated my 401K to IRA accounts to them as I changed jobs over the years. All of my transactions have gone very smoothly and effortlessly. When I didn't know much of anything about trading, or...

Weak Customer Service

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author secondhull - I recently wanted to consolidate some accounts and move some inheritance money in. I'd had a small account with Sharebuilder and thought that they were okay. Since ING bought them, I assumed that they would have the same service levels as ING. I...

Illegal; It will steal your money

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:07:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author unknown2112 - I invested all my college savings in my Etrade account. A couple of days ago my account was frozen and when I call customer service no one can tell me anything about my account. I had $60,000 in my account and I have no idea where my money is. Its...

Best choice for index investors

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:45:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author investor33 - I just opened a taxable mutual fund account with Vanguard couple of months back. I chose the STAR fund because it has a $1,000 limit. The STAR fund is one of the best fund of funds available according to my research. My plan is to dollar cost average the...

eTrade is eTHIEF

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:21:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author simsmk - I too fell pray to eTrade's shady business practices. High and hidden re-occurring fees that they don't alert you to (though they have no problem spamming me with other alerts and advertisements, so I know they have my contact details), and then upon...

The Web site is bad

Wed, 7 May 2008 20:23:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author slowman - Our company uses Smith Barney for stock options (benefitaccess.com). The website is often down, even in broad daylight. I can understand if it is down at 2am, but how can it repeatedly go down at, e.g., 4pm Pacific time? Even when it is up, it often...

Bad choice -- stay away from Firstrade

Sun, 4 May 2008 23:11:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author decent2all - You cannot rely on what the personnel tells you. You may have to force them to stick to agreements they made with you the previous day. If you have a large account, they will actively trade against you in an unfair manner. They will emotionalize you...

Excellent for the small investor.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:26:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brxcqqq - After closing out my Interactive Brokers account, I decided to try MB Trading based on recommendations I read here and elsewhere. So far, the difference has been between night and day. My experience at IB had been one with arbitrary, hidden fees so...