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I will do my best to keep this up to date, so if you see something that is no longer valid, please let me know and I will get it updated. Also, if you come across something that offers a great deal, please let me know so I can get it added.

Don’t take the below as the “be-all-end-all”, if you want to do more looking around, that’s great, but these are some solid places to start your research.

Online Brokerage’s with Retirement Accounts

• Choice 1

  • Merrill Edge – 30 commission free trades per month.
  • Qualify for 30 $0 online equity and ETF trades per month (Meet any one of these criteria):
    • $25,000 or more in combined balances in your Bank of America deposit accounts
    • $25,000 or more in combined cash balances in your Merrill Edge self-directed CMA and/or IRA accounts
    • Preferred Rewards Platinum client
  • If you can meet those terms, click HERE.

• Choice 2

  • Interactive Brokers – $1 commission per trade.
  • IRA’s: Maintain a value of at least $5,000 (or non-USD equivalent)
  • If you can meet those terms, click HERE.

• Choice 3

  • Fidelity – $4.95 commission per trade.
  • IRA’s: No Minimum to open and no account maintenance fees.
  • Click HERE to learn more. (find section on IRAs)

Tools to Use

Remember – first check out your broker’s tools. They could offer all you need. If you want some additional choices…

• Dividend Research – Dividend.com
  • Dividend Yield, Payout Ratio, Dividend Increases (how many years in a row)
• P/E and Forward P/E – Morningstar.com
• Price History – Google.com
  • As an example, using Apple (AAPL), Google gives you an interactive chart within the search results.
• Percent Calculator – https://percentagecalculator.net/