Friends, fellow investors, countrymen, Lend me your ears... ahem! :-) :-) :-) How about stock brokerage? Which one do you use? I have heard good things about Scottrade for the ones who want to trade by themselves. Of course, there are other similar alternatives like Etrade and Ameritrade. And there are mid-tier TD Waterhouse and Charles Schwab. And then the handsoff kinds like Fidelity and Merrill Lynch. What are your takes on these?