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Last Updated: December 2024
On Public, you can invest in stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency. There are no account minimums, plus zero commissions on standard equity and ETF trades. The platform hosts a deep vault of educational content, such as in-app videos, definitions, and more, to help members “invest with context”. Public.com also offers a social feature, allowing members to chat and invest alongside friends, notable investors, experts, creators and more.
Robinhood charges 0% commission on stock and crypto trades, meaning investors can buy, sell, or trade as often as they like. Users can adjust the quantity and content of their app notifications to make the trading process as simple or as complex as they like. Finally, users can buy full or fractional shares of stocks, options, funds, and cryptocurrencies for a well-balanced portfolio.
The Stash investment app is a zero-commission, pay-per-month mobile and desktop trading app starting at $1/month. Users can invest in stocks and ETFs, either by hand or automatically through Stash’s “Smart Portfolio” feature. Stash offers other financial products, such as retirement investing, investment portfolios for dependents, and a debit card that earns both cash and stock back.
At its simplest, Coinbase allows users to buy, store, exchange, and sell hundreds of cryptocurrencies. Coinbase offers additional features such as enhanced security, a host of learning modules, a market news widget, advanced trading tools, and a fair fee structure.