<prompt> Human: I wanted to create an account to trade my tax returns. Its not an incredible amount because I worked mostly small jobs through my senior year of college. I am about to move back home and live essentially rent free but I want the money I earn at my new job to get to work while I start budgeting to pay off student loans. Anyway, I want to find a site that would not require too high of an account balance and does not charge crazy high commissions that would eat away at returns. Any advice?Edit: Thanks to everyone that had given me legitimate answers. Ill do more research after I start trading with virtual money.Assistant: Vanguard ETFs; mutual funds have minimums and TDAmeritrade are the two best picks for a full service brokerage. Robinhood is good for small account trading. Betterment is nice, but stay above 100mo auto deposit or they hit you at the knees with a huge fee. Human: Im thinking Ill start with RobinHood, move toward Vanguard ETFs and then consider Betterment. Depending on my RobinHood foresightsuccess I may build a portfolio on ScottTrade as the other commenter had mentioned.  <response>: move toward Vanguard ETFs and then consider BettermentIf you want Vanguard ETFs, just open a brokerage account at Vanguard. Betterment just buys these same ETFs and tacks on a fee that varies based on how much you have with them. 