This Roundup features a big announcement on commission-free ETFs at BMO InvestorLine and the latest results from the Canadian online brokerage rankings. Dive into data and the latest trends emerging for DIY investors in this edition.

US online brokerages provide a window into feature development that Canadian DIY investors can only look at with some serious cross-border envy. Learn about how trends at big and small online brokerages in the US are shaping the DIY investor experience on both sides of the border.

The DIY investing datapalooza continues this month. Check out the latest in-depth review of online brokerage pricing to find out which brokerages rank as the cheapest, and why measuring cost isn’t quite as simple as it sounds.

The data deep dive continues with more insights into DIY investing, courtesy of reports from Refinitiv and J.D. Power. Also check out the reaction to Wealthsimple’s massive capital raise.

This week’s Roundup takes a look at the latest deals and promotions activity at the outset of May, and an in-depth look at DIY investors in Canada.

Discount brokerage deals activity is in a holding pattern to start the month. The current deal trend among Canadian online brokers is offering commission-free trade promos.

It’s been a strange week outside of the markets. Dive into stories about upcoming features from Questrade and Wealthsimple Trade as well as the latest new features at Sparx Trading.

This week, we review the rebrand and launch of Qtrade Direct Investing, including how their new logo, colour scheme, and design direction are changing what an online brokerage in Canada looks and sounds like.

This week, we take an in-depth look into what users don’t like about Wealthsimple Trade, as well as challenges and opportunities for zero-commission trading in Canada.

This week, we review the latest online brokerage deals and what they might signal for DIY investors heading into the spring and summer. Also, we take a look at why markets rising have some investors staying away.

Check out new online brokerage deals from National Bank Direct Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect and more in the latest update.

More zero commission online brokerages are coming to Canada, and Fraud Prevention Month focuses on slowing down.

A commission price drop from a bank-owned online brokerage is adding to the pressure for other Canadian brokerages to lower rates. Deal activity might be springing back to life soon, which is good news for DIY investors.

Online brokerages are starting to look more like banks and the new normal in retail trading is all about community.

After RRSP season, deals generally pull back, but this year there might be more deals activity coming in the spring. Also, a new online brokerage is coming to Canada soon(ish).

Many offers from Canadian bank-owned online brokerages will expire in early March however Wealthsimple Trade has launched a new contest linked to their referral offer.

Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it seems with all of the activity that it flew by even faster than normal. Of course, now that March is here, the theme of the month is going to turn toward spring, and that means some big changes. In this edition of the Roundup, […]

Welcome to part 2 of Mark to Market, the comic where we break down complicated market concepts into easy to understand comics.  In part 1 of this chapter, Mark Tradewell, a fictional DIY investor, decided to invest some of his funds in his Tax Free Savings Account into shares of the ABC company. When he […]

Even though this past week was technically a short one in both Canada and the US, Friday couldn’t come fast enough for several online brokerages (and one Texas senator). In this edition of the Roundup, we take a detailed look into what is sure to be yet another chapter in the history-making story of GameStop […]

It’s fitting that after so much discussion about “shorts” in the news, we also now have a short(er) trading week upon us. With one fewer trading day, it also means the deadline for RRSP contributions is ticking closer, adding to the pressure that is evidently already building at Canadian online brokerages this month. In this […]