In a $606 million dollar cash and stock deal Thinkorswim has agreed to be bought out by TD Ameritrade. The move reiterates TD Ameritrade’s strength in the competitive marketplace and is a step in the right direction for its overall growth strategy.

TD Ameritrade is opening the doors to their branches throughout the United States and offering free checkups of your portfolio. The offer is open to both current clients and anyone interested in free financial advice, good until the end of December.

TD Ameritrade is one of the top 5 online stock brokers ranked by StockTradingToGo. The latest addition to their arsenal of tools and account features now includes Ted. Ted is a virtual Investment Consultant that helps answer user questions about the site. Let us tell you, he knows his stuff.

TD Ameritrade asks investors the question, “Thought about where you’ll be in 2040?” I am sure most investors have not, but TD Ameritrade has. Their new Independence ETFs won the award for the “Most innovative ETF product for Americans” at the 4th Annual Global ETF Awards and are now available for all TD Ameritrade clients.

With so many online stock brokers to choose from it can be tough to sort through all the advertisements you see throughout the web. It seems that the bigger the stock broker the more money they have to spend on a variety of different advertisements targeted at investors.

TD Ameritrade is #1 in the Barron’s 2007 review of stock brokers. They are most widely known for fueling the independent spirit by providing straightforward affordable pricing, flexible support, and outstanding service.

Top Online Stock Brokers are constantly coming up with new and innovative tools to help traders combat the stock market.
Recently online brokers TD Ameritrade and Scottrade have developed new trading tools that can be used allus investors.

I just received an email from TD Ameritrade that all Apex clients now have free access to Minyanville’s Buzz & Banter. The service is regularly $59 a month which really is a solid score as it has received great reviews and is pretty popular.