Stocks are a riskier investment than bonds, but in exchange for risk, they offer the opportunity for capital appreciation and can potentially boost total return in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.
Advantages of Stocks
- Historically higher rates of return
- Liquidity
- Breadth of choice across sectors, geographies and industries
Competitive Pricing
Learn more about our competitive fees and commissions—including commissions as low as $0² for online stock trading.
Please remember there's always the potential of losing money when investing in securities including the loss of investment principal.
Online Stock Trading Tools and Resources
Our online brokerage service offers sophisticated resources to help you select the products that may meet your needs:
- Stock Screener filters quickly through thousands of stocks based on the criteria you set
- Industry-leading research from BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, Standard & Poor's, Morningstar and more for expert opinions as you make your decisions
- Customizable charts show how your stocks' performance stacks up compared to published indices
- Comparison tool to compare securities by performance, ratings, earnings and growth, and fundamentals.
- Profiles display all of the details you need on one page for each stock
- After-hours trading enables you to take advantage of investing opportunities when they arise
Market and economic information to stay up to date as you manage your equity holdings:
- Cost-basis information to help you determine the gain or loss on both open and closed positions³
- Company announcements and up-to-the-minute news
- Live coverage of the broad market indices and expert analysis of recent economic reports
- Upgrades and downgrades from well-known analysts
- Index and sector performance tracked in real-time
- Alerts for price and volume changes, ratings changes, announcements, news and updates on your portfolio
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