Archive for December, 2006
Finally, My IRA Transfer is Completed
I can't believe it took more than two months to transfer my IRA assets from Scottrade to Vanguard.
Last night, I finally received the confirmation letter from Vanguard, saying that the transfer is now completed and my Vanguard account is ready. The assets were moved to Vanguard on December 8th, two months and eight days [...]
Deal: PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007 Free After Rebate
According to Ableshoppers.com, NewEgg.com currently has TREND MICRO PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 (3-User pack) on sale for $39.99. The product has a $40 mail-in-rebate (expires December 17th) making the final cost of the software at -$0.01. The shipping charge is $6.13. However, Ableshoppers.com says if you use PayPal to check out your order with coupon [...]
Considering Open Another Savings Account: GMAC or UFB
I have four online savings accounts already (all join accounts with my wife): INGDirect, EmigrantDirect, HSBC, and Virtual Bank. INGDirect used to have all my deposits when it offered superior rates than other online banks did. Now it fell far behind with a 4.50% APY. At one time early this year, I put all our [...]
Deal: 1GB MP3/WMA Player and USB Flash Drive for $9.99
TigerDirect.com now has Power Up MP3/WMA Player and USB Flash Drive on sale for $49.99. There are 2 mail-in-rebates for this item: $20 with original UPC lable and $20 with photocopy of the UPC bar code (expires on December 15th). The final cost after rebates is $9.99 plus shipping (yes, shipping is not free). Reviews [...]
First QQQQ Purchase Made with QQQDirect
I opend a QQQDirect account about two weeks ago and set up an automatic investment plan (the plan that offers one free QQQQ purchase every month) with $50 monthly purchase of QQQQ. When I checked my account last Friday, there was still no record of any investment yet, though the date I chose is the [...]
