Basic on-line stock research tools that might include access to analysts' recommendations and earnings estimates. Top score here goes to TD Waterhouse, the market leader in the discount brokerage business in Canada. TD revamped its research offerings a few months ago and the results are the best around. The duds here offered only one or two items off the wish-list. Scotia Discount's scarcity of amenities is in keeping with its focus on low-cost stock commissions.
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