Online brokerages are dangling a new temptation in front of investors: the near-obliteration of trading commissions. That’s right, buy or sell any stock or exchange-traded fund and pay nothing! But investors should think carefully before they take advantage. What’s the problem? For one thing, investors can fall into the trap of trading too much when they don’t have a bill to pay—possibly hurting their returns.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 04, 2019 03:11 UTC