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Merrill Edge's service is on par with Vanguard's and a comparison of their fees shows that Merrill Edge's fees are similar to Vanguard's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Merrill Edge compared to Vanguard, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Merrill Edge, while customer service quality is better than Vanguard's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Merrill Edge as somewhat better than the platform of Vanguard, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Merrill Edge, while Vanguard provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.
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