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Citi Launched New Forward Visa Card: Get Rewarded for Keeping a Good Credit
This could be a hot credit card.
Citibank launched a brand new credit card today, called Forward Visa Card, which the bank claims will “help you see rewards of maintain healthy credit.” After a quick glance, it does seem to be a very rewarding card because card member will not only enjoy rewards (in ThankYou Points) [...]
Ally Bank Accounts Fully Functional, But …
I just had an argument with the bank that doesn’t make me feel very comfortable.
When I opened Ally Bank accounts last week, I deposited only $1,000 in the 9-month No Penalty CD account. That’s just the initial deposit that I plan to add more to later after the account is set up (it doesn’t make [...]
A Look at OptionsHouse for Stocks and Options Trading
OptionsHouse first came to my attention in April when I compared online discount brokers for their commissions to trade stocks, mutual funds, and options. However, at that time I didn’t get much interest in the broker at that time because back then, the commission it charges was $4.95 per stock trade, which is the same [...]
ShareBuilder $25 Bonus Promotion Code
ShareBuilder isn’t the online discount broker that I would recommend.
Even though $4 per investment is quite low, the planned investment scheme itself lacks the flexibility if you want to invest at your own time, instead of a fixed day every month. In addition, the actual cost of each investment can be rather high if only [...]
A New Day, A New Job
Today is my first day at this new job.
The job is from the second employer that I was interviewed a few weeks ago. It’s a division of the same employer who offered my very first job 9 years ago and does business mostly with the government. I got offers from the first two employers rather [...]
Pre-Order Windows 7 and Save
Amazon.com is now accepting Windows 7 pre-order that can save you 50% or more on Microsoft latest operation system.
Available Windows 7 products include Windows 7 Home Premium ($199.99, upgrade $49.99), Windows 7 Professional ($299.99, upgrade $99.99), and Windows 7 Ultimate ($319.99, upgrade $219.99). If you purchase full or upgrade versions of Windows Vista Home Premium, [...]
Learn Options Trading with TradeKing’s Options Playbook
When I opened my TradeKing account in 2007, I also got a book, The Options Playbook, from TradeKing after I expressed interest in options trading. I have bought and sold stocks for several years, but never traded options because I feel that trading options requires a little more skills than buying and selling stocks. Before [...]
Quicken Promotion Codes
If you have been using MS Money to manage your finance, but are considering switching to Quicken because Microsoft has decided to discount the product, then you can now take advantage of the special promotion from Quicken to get up to $50 off some popular Quicken products from now till July 31st with free shipping. [...]
Ally Bank Online Savings Account Opened
Well, I finally pulled the trigger to open an Ally Bank Online Savings Account and a 9-month No Penalty CD Account, after mulling the idea for weeks but only watching the rates slipping further and further. Had I opened the account when I first discussed Ally Bank’s products at the beginning of the month, I [...]
What Can You Expect to See on Your Credit Reports?
I have been getting free credit report for years. Before there was the law that entitles every consumer a free report from each credit agency every 12 months, I requested my reports directly from Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion for free. Then after the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) became law, I started to use AnnualCreditReport.com [...]
I Hate IGoBanking
It looks like I made a big mistake about two months ago when I moved all my money from Dollar Savings Direct to IGoBanking.
I have left IGoBanking a long time ago, but moved back in April after seeing their actually increased the rate of their savings account from 1.85% APY to 2.12% APY, the highest [...]
