Rob Carrick wrote:But if investing to you is a years-long journey of wealth-building for goals like retirement and your children’s postsecondary education, then you’ll get more value from Qtrade’s tools and informative website than you will by paying a few bucks less per trade.
I disagree. I don't need "information" (more appropriately called "noise") to trade single stocks and market segment ETFs. I only need
free commissions to buy (and eventually sell) my boring yet awesome all-in-one ETF.
Wealthsimple Trade currently supports only three account types (non-registered, RRSP, and TFSA). Once the missing account types (RESP, RRIF, LIRA, LIF, etc.) and computer access are added, it will get at the top of my personal list. For the time being, Virtual Brokers is first on my personal list (no commissions nor ECN fees for buying ETFs) and National Bank Direct Brokerage is second (no commissions to trade 100 units of an ETF or more). Wealthsimple Trade is third (no commissions for trading ETFs and stocks, but doesn't have real-time snap quotes). Questrade is off my personal list because it charges ECN fees.
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