Fidelity vs Public - Compare features, fees and more

Fidelity vs Public Highlights

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Overview
Overview Feature	Included
Founded	1946
Min Investment
Classification	Self-Guided Account
Accounts Offered	529 College Savings Plan Health Savings Account Joint Non-Profit Roth IRA SEP IRA Solo 401(k) Taxable Traditional IRA Trusts
How to Access	Android Application Website iOS Application
Allows Investors from	United States of America

Features
Feature	Included
Automatic Investing
Automatic Rebalancing
Automatic Tax-Loss Harvesting
Checking Account
Fractional ETF Shares
Free Trades
Good for Beginners
Good for Day Trading
Good for Retirement
Sign Up Bonus

Overview
Overview Feature	Included
Founded	2015
Min Investment	$0.00
Classification	Self-Guided Account
Accounts Offered	Taxable
How to Access	Android Application iOS Application
Allows Investors from	United States of America

Features
Feature	Included
Automatic Investing
Automatic Rebalancing
Automatic Tax-Loss Harvesting
Checking Account
Fractional ETF Shares
Free Trades
Good for Beginners
Good for Day Trading
Good for Retirement
Sign Up Bonus

Investment Apps comparison
Feature by	Fidelity	Public
Rating	64 Open An Account	71 Open An Account
Minafi Rating (out of 10)	8 /10	8 /10
Usability Score (out of 10)	7 /10	9 /10
Cost Rating (out of 10)	8 /10	3 /10
Trust Rating (out of 10)	9 /10	9 /10
Company Age Score (out of 5)	5 /5	5 /5
JD Power Score (out of 1,000)	0 /10	-
Overview
Year Founded	1946	2015
Min Investment		$0.00
Classification	Self-Guided Account	Self-Guided Account
Accounts Offered	529 College Savings Plan Health Savings Account Joint Non-Profit Roth IRA SEP IRA Solo 401(k) Taxable Traditional IRA Trusts	Taxable
How to Access	Android Application Website iOS Application	Android Application iOS Application
Allows Investors from	United States of America	United States of America
Features
Automatic Investing
Automatic Rebalancing
Automatic Tax-Loss Harvesting
Checking Account
Fractional ETF Shares
Free Trades
Good for Beginners
Good for Day Trading
Good for Retirement
Sign Up Bonus
Fees & Expenses
Management Fee	-	-
Monthly Fee	-	-
Options Fee	-	-
Trade Fee	-	-
Fee Table (100% = lowest fees)	View Fidelity fees	View Public fees

Website	https://www.fidelity.com/	https://public.com
Pros	Has an account type for everything you can imagine. Zero-fee mutual funds offer the lowest fees in the industry. Free trades for stocks, options, ETFs, and Fidelity funds.	Follow other investors and see what they’re investing in – including experts. Get feedback on your trades by making your trade history public. Community members offer recommendations and advice through the main feed.
Cons	Sometimes confusing website due to the number of offerings. Multiple funds that invest in the same thing with different fees.	Only available through the native app for iOS and Android. There is no website to access your investments from. Limited Accounts - Public only offers brokerage (taxable) accounts. Minafi recommends people start investing using a 401(k), IRA or Traditional IRA first before moving on to taxable accounts. Encouraging sharing for additional free stock grants. Those who you share with might not have enough investment platform background to understand the tax consequences of trading in a brokerage account. Social features and news may be informative but may cause you to make more trades than you might otherwise.
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Fees	Expense ratios range from 0% up to over 1.3%.	Public charges no fees for any services.