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https://etrade.com |
https://www.personalcapital.com/ |
| Pros |
- Built-in bank-to-bank connections for transferring money rather than through a 3rd party.
- Account offerings for just about everything you could want (401(k), IRA, etc).
- Full-service platform that doesn’t depend on others. Everything is in-house.
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- Best in class portfolio analysis tool.
- Smart Weighting Asset Allocation weights your investments based on the market cap of different sectors (technology, finance, etc).
- Lower variance by weighting assets based on their sector, portfolios may fluctuate less than with a traditional S&P 500 portfolio.
- A Personal Advisor to talk to. Or 2 if you have at least $200k invested.
- No ETF expense fees since stocks are invested in directly.
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| Cons |
- The number of options may be overwhelming to someone getting started investing.
- Usability of the interface is focused on power users.
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- High advisor fees add up over time,
- Due to the complexity of a portfolio holding many stocks, it may be difficult to leave Personal Capital and manage your own portfolio.
- Will underperform the market during times when one sector outperforms for years at a time (ex: technology).
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| Fees |
- $0 trade fee for stocks, options and ETFs
- $0.65 trade fee for options contracts
- $1.50 trade fee for future contracts
- See all fees
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- Personal Capital charges a progressive advisor fee based on the amount of assets under management.
- For $1 Million and under: 0.89%.
- $1m - $3m: 0.79%.
- $3m-5m: 0.69%.
- $5m-$10m: 0.59%.
- $10m+: 0.49%.
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