Acorns vs Merrill Edge
Acorns is an investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit. How does it compare to Merrill Edge? Read our comparison chart below.
Acorns is geared towards young investors who have trouble saving. This investment app automatically rounds up and invests your spare change whenever you make a purchase. The service fee starts at $3/month for accounts. There is no minimum to open.
While Merrill Edge (a subsidiary of Bank of America) offers stock trades at $0 commission and options trading at $0 + $0.65 per contract. There is no account minimum, no maintenance fee, and no inactivity fee.
Compare Acorns with Merrill Edge, side-by-side.
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Acorns | Merrill Edge | |
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$10 Investment Bonus - | $100 Bonus Offer - | |
Benefits and Features | ||
| Savings | ||
| Stock Trading | Part of service fee. No add-on trading fees. | |
| Options Trading | ||
| Annual Fee |
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| Cryptocurrency Trading | ||
| Minimum Deposit | ||
| Checking | ||
| Mutual Fund Trading | $0 for no load, no-transaction-fee funds ($39.95 short-term redemption fee if the fund is held less than 90 days) $19.95 for no load, transaction-fee funds | |
| Commission Free ETFs | A selection automatically chosen by Acorns |  |
| Phone Support | ||
| Live Chat Support | ||
| Email Support | ||
| Human Advisors | ||
| Robo Advisor | ||
| Assets Under Management | ||
| Tax Loss Harvesting | ||
| Goal Tracker | ||
| Automatic Deposits | ||
| Broker Assisted Trades | Acorns automatically invest and trade for you | |
| Customer Service | ||
| Good For | Beginners; Passive investors; Those who have trouble saving/investing on their own | |
| Inactivity Fee | None, but you will keep paying the monthly fee | |
| Maintenance Fee | ||
| Online Platform | ||
| iPhone App | ||
| Android App | ||
| Banking | Included in Acorns Personal ($3/mo). Free metal debit card, no minimum balance, no overdraft fees, and 55,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide. | |
| Mobile App | ||
| Desktop App | ||
| Two-Factor Authentication | ||
| Forex Trading | ||
| Futures Trading | ||
| Locations | More than 2,100 Bank of America locations | |
| Online Community | ||
| Seminars | ||
| Virtual Trading | ||
| Fractional Shares | ||
| Taxable Accounts | ||
| 401k Plans | ||
| IRA Accounts | ||
| Roth IRA Accounts | ||
| SEP IRA Accounts | ||
| Trust Accounts | ||
| 529 Plans | ||
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| Pros & Cons | Pros:
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| Bottom Line | Investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit... | |
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Blank fields may indicate the information is not available, not applicable, or not known to CreditDonkey. Please visit the product website for details. Acorns: Pricing information from published website as of 09/28/2020. Merrill Edge: Pricing information from published websites as of 07/10/2020. | ||
$10 Investment Bonus
- Open an Acorns account (new users only)
- Set up the Recurring Investments feature
- Have your first investment be made successfully via the Recurring Investments feature
$5 Investment Bonus
- Open an Acorns account (new users only)
- Set up the Recurring Investments feature
- Have your first investment be made successfully via the Recurring Investments feature
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Comments
Olivia Tabor from Texas
I have both Acorns and Robinhood and even though they each serve a different purpose I don't have the freedom of stock purchase that I really like. I believe Acorns diversifies for my needs more effectively.
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