If you're just easing into investing, many brokerages offer free stock-trading apps to get you started. The best ones offer zero-commission trading, no or low account minimums and diverse investment ...

Coinbase has enabled stock trading for all users, and the interface is as good as you'd expect. But there's a downside to this new offering.

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...