E*TRADE

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E*TRADE Financial Corporation (often referred to as E-Trade) is a large online broker that was founded in 1982. It offers access to a variety of low-expense-ratio index mutual funds and exchange-traded fund (ETFs), which are the building blocks of Boglehead-style investing. Below are some notes on investing at E*TRADE.

Boglehead-style investing at E*TRADE
All ETFs are commission-free at E*TRADE, enabling use of the entire ETF lineup from Vanguard and iShares.

For mutual fund investors, the following tables show the low-cost, no transaction fee mutual funds available at E*TRADE. All Vanguard and Schwab funds listed below are available without fees or loads.


 * In order to see the NTF (No Transaction Fee) Mutual Fund selection, visit this page, then perform a search using the "Expense Ratio < 0.5%" and "No Load No Transaction Fee" criteria.
 * To discourage short-term trading, E*TRADE charges an Early Redemption Fee of $49.99 if NTF Mutual Funds are sold within 90 days of purchase.

E*TRADE tips, links, and general orientation
The default account at E*TRADE is a brokerage account. You can buy mutual funds from various fund families, ETFs, individual stocks, bonds, and brokered CDs all within the same E*TRADE account. E*TRADE's full fee schedule can be found here.