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How to open a brokerage account, and the referral link that pays for part of this site.

New to investing? How to open a brokerage account

A scorecard only helps once you have somewhere to actually buy. If you don't have a brokerage account yet, Robinhood is the app the House itself runs on — it's free to open, has no account minimum, and lets you buy fractional shares, so a first deposit can be small. Opening one takes about ten minutes:

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Start from the link below and create a login.An email address and a password are all the first step asks for.
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Complete the application.Name, date of birth, address, and Social Security number. Every U.S. brokerage is required by federal law to verify your identity — this part is normal, not a red flag.
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Link a bank account and make a first deposit.There's no minimum. Start with an amount you can afford to leave invested — money you might need next month doesn't belong in the market.
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Place your first order.Search any ticker from the scorecards. Fractional shares mean you can start with a few dollars of a stock instead of a full share's price.

Disclosure: The button below is a referral link. If you open and fund an account through it, Robinhood may pay us a referral reward. It costs you nothing extra.

Open a Robinhood account

Referral disclosure: That button is a referral link. If you open and fund an account through it, Robinhood may pay us a referral reward — it costs you nothing extra and doesn't change your account's terms. It also buys no influence here: no scorecard, verdict, or number on this site is affected by it, and Robinhood doesn't review or endorse this site's content. Any sign-up reward and its conditions are Robinhood's offer, set by Robinhood's terms, and can change or end at any time.

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