Stocks are dropping and gold and oil are spiking after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian general.

The brokerage eliminated commissions on most ETFs long before competitors did; now it's doing the same for stocks and options.

Value ETFs can vary widely depending on how the index provider defines the term, as evidenced by the differences in the value and growth slices of the S&P 500 and Russell 1000 benchmarks.

The markets research team at Ycharts put together this easily digestible list, ten charts that reflect the market and the economy over the past ten years.

Robinhood promises long-demanded DRIP accounts and fractional share investing, while Schwab provides its own commitments.

Wells Fargo Advisors recently joined competitors like Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch in offering zero-commission online trades for self-directed investors.

Bank of America has made unlimited commission-free stock, ETF and options trading available to all Merrill Edge Self-Directed investors.