Any advice on which online broker to choose from? Not sure if this helps, but I’m a complete beginner and am looking to invest 5K

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I just use fidelity. Everything is pretty easy with them

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Not really. I have been using them for 30 years and have never had a problem. Who handles your 401k? Maybe use them if you want everything together. We have fidelity and that part of the reason I have everything there

I feel like Fidelity is very customer oriented, but so damn overly protective that it's really hard how to find certain things. I think they make it this way in order to protect the newer investor. It took me so many damn steps to enable options investing.

Meanwhile in Robinhood you can get that shit enabled in a couple of minutes, lol.

Regarding the Fidelity and website app, it's decent, but it's one area where I, wish the user interface was a bit more efficient for trading. Kind of wish they would just mimic the whole interface that M1 finance set up. I don't even care if they don't use the pie chart graphics. Just give me the option to apply an allocation % to my account and buy/sell based on that allocation

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Charles Schwab- pretty good UI and almost similar to other platforms like Fidelity, TD etc.

Never use Robinhood unless you are here to lose your money.

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I second fidelity, TD or Schwabs- just go with a reputable broker that makes it easy for your to grow and expand your wealth with. I know Robin Hood has a nice and easy UI etc. but i’ve heard horror stories on their bad tech and glitches that are simply not worth your time, and definitely not your money.

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I am curios to see how long it takes schwab and Td to merge systems or if they keep them separate.

Fidelity has great advisors over the phone who are very helpful and accessible for first time investors

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Fidelity!

Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab. 3 of the best. Fairly interchangeable. Won’t go wrong with any of them.

I use Vanguard myself.

It could be better I’m sure, but I don’t mind it. Haven’t used the others though so I don’t know how it compares.

Fidelity by far has the most powerful research tools

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E*TRADE and fidelity

Etrade

Interactive brokers?

I use Vanguard for my Roth and TD for my brokerage account

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