Fidelity leads our list of the best online brokers for beginners, based on factors like low fees, investment selection, education, customer service, and platform usability.

What on earth was Merrill Lynch thinking when it unleashed its new online discount brokerage this summer? The platform, Merrill Edge, made some of its 15,000-plus financial advisors uneasy. Fear of ...

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: ...

With interest rates having risen for almost two years and firms facing scrutiny on cash sweep accounts, a client of Merrill Edge, the online brokerage and advisory arm of Merrill Lynch, this week sued ...

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 ...