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Smart Money 2011 online brokerage firms survey



SmartMoney Magazine released results of their annual online stock broker survey for 2011. Brokerage companies are rated in the following categories: Commissions & Fees, Customer Service, Research, Trading Tools, Mutual Funds & Investment Products and Banking Services. The winner in 2011 is Fidelity (Fidelity Investments review). - it got top grades in Trading Tools, Mutual Funds & Investment Products and Banking Services.

In the second and third places we find TD Ameritrade (TD Ameritrade Review) and, one of our favorites - Scottrade (Scottrade review). Our other favorite broker, TradeKing, is at the fourth positions.

The Smart Money stock broker survey rated only 10 brokerage firms this year. It did not review many great online brokers, like Optionshouse (OptionsHouse Review) and tradeMONSTER (tradeMONSTER review). We believe it's worth for investors to take a look at these companies when selecting a broker.

Broker Commission Investment Products Banking Services Trading Tools Research Customer Service
Fidelity Review
TD Ameritrade Review
Scottrade Review
TradeKing Review
Charles Schwab Review
Etrade Review
Vanguard Review
Merrill Edge Review
Optionsxpress Review
Share Builder Review


The Best and Worst Discount Brokers By Investment Category


Best Worst
Commissions & Fees ShareBuilder OptionsXpress
Investment Products & Mutual Funds Charles Schwab SogoTrade
Customer Service TradeKing ShareBuilder
Trading Tools E-Trade ShareBuilder
Banking Services Fidelity Vanguard
Investment Research Fidelity ShareBuilder


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