Does Merrill Edge, Merrill Lynch’s brokerage, banking and financial advice platform for the mass affluent (those with $100,000 to $250,000 to invest), compete with Merrill Lynch financial advisors? In ...

Interactive Brokers leads our 2026 list of best ETF brokers after extensive research into 24 companies’ fees, research tools, ...

Merrill Edge appeals to casual traders with a powerful combination of strong customer service and competitive pricing. The online broker integrates seamlessly with parent company Bank of America: ...

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In our August issue (and in several earlier web stories), we wrote about Merrill Lynch's improved online offering for do-it-yourself investors. The theory, ML executives said, was let's get assets ...

A self-directed investor on the Merrill Edge platform is suing Merrill Lynch for breach of contract, alleging that the firm did not pay “reasonable rates of return” on cash sweep accounts held by ...