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Michael and Susan Friscia refused to spend thousands of dollars on an irritating real estate broker simply because it was "standard." Before listing their Montague, N.J., home last January, they ...

When David and Marty Wagner decided to sell their Worthington home, they worried that they wouldn't clear enough to buy another house. Their solution: They hired a discount real-estate service to list ...

For investors focused on maximizing returns, cost matters. Whether you’re trading a few times a year or rebalancing a diversified portfolio regularly, high fees can quietly eat away at your gains. The ...

Discount broker Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has quickly established itself as an important force in the brokerage industry. Offering free trades, for example, led to a massive change in the way ...

The truth is that online brokerages exist for just about every kind of investing style. The hard part is finding the brokerage that works perfectly for your needs. We tend to think that focusing on ...

Dear Joan: I am such a thrifty person that I have struggled for a year trying to decide whether or not to try to sell my house myself. Recently, I finally made a decision. I came to the conclusion ...

Long before online discount brokers brought Wall Street to your home through the internet, brokers gathered at a New York coffeehouse to make trades. It's safe to say that things have gotten a lot ...

Thomas Smith, CFA, is the founder and president of an eponymous boutique wealth and portfolio management firm, working as an investment advisor. Cierra Murry is an expert in banking, credit cards, ...

Brokerage fees are unavoidable. Even brokers that advertise zero-commission trading make money via other charges. It could widen the spread on tradable assets, monetize order flow or charge additional ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, ...