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How Do the Free-Trading ETF Platforms Measure Up?


Fundsters interested in the ETF pricing war between the discount brokerages may want to take a look at today's issue of the Wall Street Journal. In the special report on exchange-traded funds, Emily Glazer compares the commission-free ETFs available from five competing discount brokerage giants: Fidelity [see profile], Schwab [see profile], Scottrade, TD Ameritrade and Vanguard [see profile].

Schwab vice president Tamara Bohlig, Portfolio Solutions founder Rick Ferri, Morningstar ETF strategist Paul Justice and marketriders.com CEO Mitch Tuchman all weighed in for the comparisons, noting differences in asset category and brand diversity, expense ratios and asset levels (and thus in bid-ask spreads).


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