Best brokerages for a Roth IRA and potentially stock trading? Have Fidelity through my 401k but considering diversifying my holdings with Vanguard but open to other recommendations

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Fidelity is a fine place for your Roth IRA, lower fees than Vanguard, you can buy all the same funds.

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Nitpicking over 1-2 basis points in expense ratios is a waste of time. This minute difference only matters if you have many millions of $...in which case it doesn't matter.

What matters is making sure you're in the <0.1% ER range vs. .7-1.0+% range, which it sounds like you're already on top of. I use Vanguard, they were the pioneer in low fees. But D1 is right, many are on par now.

I'm also curious of the theory of diversifying retirement savings and investing across a different brokerage. Is there any truth to it or does the convenience of managing your accounts on one platform trump this notion?

I'm with Schwab. No complaints

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