Stock Brokers Site Map


Mechanical Investors buy 10-50 stocks and Rebalance regularly. Needless to say, this can lead to high transaction costs.

The following articles detail which online stock broker is best depending on your portfolio size and trading activity. It also provides some tips to make the best use of online stock brokers.

Discount Stock Brokers
Comparison of the Best Discount Stock Brokers to help you maximize your Investment returns.

Discount Stock Brokers for Large Portfolios
Which Stock Broker and what type of account to choose if your portfolio is over 25,000$.

Discount Stock Brokers for Medium Portfolios
Choosing a stock broker can be very difficult if your portfolio is between 10,000$ and 25,000$. This is because every offer has subtle differences that can be costly if you don't pay attention.

Discount Stock Brokers for Small Portfolios
Some online brokers advertise low trading fees and no account maintenance fee. This may attract investors with a relative small sum to invest (<10,000$). But are those brokers really the best to minimize fees ?

Stock Broker Fees Calculator
Check this free calculator before you decide on a broker. The tool allows you to check which one gives you the lowest fees based on how much you invest, your investment strategy, the number of stocks in your portfolio, the turnover rate...

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Here is a list (non exhaustive) of online brokers that provide both traditional "pay as you trade" accounts and Stock Basket accounts that use window trades to reduce fees.

FolioFn
Probably the Best broker for Stock Basket Investing. Offers "Ready Made Portfolios" (with mechanical selection of stocks and rebalancing) such as the "Dogs of the Dow" or screens from Reuters.

Sharebuilder
Cheap "Buy" orders but Expensive "Sell" orders so Sharebuilder is good only if you have a low number of stocks and do not rebalance frequently.

Buy And Hold
Cheaper than FolioFn for Stock Basket Investing but it has fewer tools. For instance, it does not provide "Ready Made Portfolios".

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