If so which one do you use and how are your experiances with them? Also how would you rate them as far as fees, hidden fees, reliablity of buying and selling stock in a timely and effciant mannor. I have seen all the adds when you go on a search and have read up on the highly advertised ones on the web, but I a fancy add does not mean squat in the real world, I prefer word of mouth and personal experiance over and add anyday.

I use fidelity investments. I have had nothing but good experiences with them for the past 10 + years.
www.fidelity.com

Until I withdrew all my funds because I needed every penney I could gather, I was using this...
http://wellsfargo.sharebuilder.com/wellsfargo/Index.asp

Not bad for someone like me who doesn't know squat about investing. It was my play money anyway. My 401k is going to Fidelity, as mentioned in the post above.