Scottrade was formerly a go-to platform for ... Instead retail investors sought the relative safety of index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which offer exposure to a basket of companies ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Online brokerage TD Ameritrade is buying Scottrade in a $4 billion cash ... large number of investors are choosing index funds over stock picking. In the two-stage deal announced ...

FocusShares' funds were benchmarked to indexes licensed by Chicago-based Morningstar Inc. and offered to Scottrade clients commission-free. For example, its Focus Morningstar US Market Index ETF ...

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said the addition is “evidence of Scottrade’s commitment to providing complete mutual fund services to the growing registered investment adviser (RIA) community that we serve through Scottrade Advisor ...

Scottrade entered the exchange-traded fund (ETF) marketplace Wednesday with15 new low-cost ETFs benchmarked to indexes licensed from Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. Scottrade entered the exchange ...

Conversely, Scottrade said it will institute a $17 transaction fee for trades of certain no-load mutual funds after not charging such fees on any no-load funds for the past four years.

Reporting from NEW YORK — Online brokerage TD Ameritrade is buying Scottrade in a $4-billion ... large number of investors are choosing index funds over stock picking. In the two-stage deal ...