Scottrade

Very personable staff. Attentive, smart and super impressed one of their associates stone-​cold remembered me from stopping in to make a random deposit a full year ago just because I happened to be in this particular neighborhood.
Nothing fancy, just great, efficient service in a clean, cool and comfortably-​lit brokerage office.
If you value quality personal contact with regards to investment accounts, Scottrade will impress you. You really get the feeling that Scottrade handpicks and takes pride in training their employees. A whole ‘nother level over the so-​called «personal bankers» at the local BofA or Chase or WellsFargo. Charles Schwab associates can be hit or miss (mostly miss I would say), so I do enjoy the occasional no-​pressure Scottrade interaction. Scottrade doesn’t try to sell you funds or advice or credit cards or anything of the sort. I love that.
Also awesome is how Scottrade will help you fill out the nitty-​gritty sections of paperwork and not break a sweat or skip a beat. These peeps are pros!