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 ...
Investors' use of online brokerage accounts and newer investment techniques, such as crypto, ETFs, and options trading, are on the rise.
Whether you are completely self-sufficient or you are new to investing, before you dive in you’ll need a brokerage account.