What's the Best Investment Firm?

Keeping track of your money and planning for retirement is no easy task. Whether you're just dumping money into your employer's 401(k) or you have your own IRAs or other investments, odds are you have experience with one (or several) firms that help manage that money. This week, we want to know which ones you like the most.

Whether it's an old school brick-and-mortar firm where you walk in with money, talk to someone, and walk out knowing it's well managed, or it's an online firm that gives you a wealth of tools to manage, redirect, and research how your money is working for you, this week we want to hear your picks. Sound off in the discussions below!

Let's hear your vote in the discussions below!To cast your vote, follow these guidelines:

1. Follow this format for your vote, including the bold print. If you don't, it won't be counted:

   A PHOTO OR SCREENSHOT OF THE BEST INVESTMENT FIRM
   

   Vote: [BEST INVESTMENT FIRM]

   Why: Why is this financial management company the one you think is the best? Maybe they have the best website, or make their policies and terms easy to understand. Maybe you've had great experiences with their staff, or they have great customer service. Make your case! Try to keep it to a single paragraph, maybe two.

2. Don't duplicate nominations! Instead, if someone's nominated your pick, star (recommend) it to give it a boost, and reply with your story instead.
3. Please don't leave non-entry, direct comments on this post. They'll just get pushed down. Save your stories for others' submissions!

If you're not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. We'll give you a head start, and they should all be in the proper format, so you can just follow our lead.

The Hive Five is our weekly series where you vote on your favorite apps and tools for any given job. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!

Photo by Paul Sableman.