[OT] Brokerage for the D Language Foundation

[dewitt via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 17 September 2016 at 16:58:31 UTC, Andrei 
Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 09/17/2016 12:53 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> That's how I hear it worked in the 50's, but does anyone but 
>> the brokers
>> ever gain any real interest from such accounts anymore? From 
>> everything
>> I've ever seen and heard, they pretty much all now work such 
>> that
>> basically all the earnings get scooped off the top by the 
>> banks/brokers
>> themselves (who don't assume any of the risk themselves 
>> anymore) leaving
>> the original investor with nothing more than their original 
>> invested
>> amount. Brokers and managed accounts are turning into the new 
>> "savings"
>> account anymore, you'd (literally) earn more annually just 
>> picking up
>> the loose change you see in a parking lot.
>
> Are you referring to full service brokers, money managers, 
> investment advisors, and the such? We're not looking for such, 
> only an online brokerage that allow us to do our own 
> stocks/funds investments. -- Andrei

If you are actively trading I like Interactive Brokers.  I know u 
mentioned before about doing some day trading so they are also 
good for that.  If you looking for a more buy and hold strategy 
for the Foundation then I would just choose which one has lower 
cost ETFs and trade commissions.
https://www.interactivebrokers.com