Your bank account balances are insured by the FDIC. Assets in your brokerage are also protected, but by a different entity — the nonprofit Securities Investor Protection Corporation, or SIPC. In the ...

There’s no limit to how many brokerage accounts you can have, but having more can complicate your finances. Managing your investments could cost less, through lower fees and reduced margin loan rates, ...

When it comes to winning and retaining complex, high-value accounts, strong broker-underwriter relationships remain ...

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While some investors appreciate the simplicity of keeping all their investment funds under one account, there are many reasons to branch out to different brokerages. Some investors have several ...