Archive for October, 2007
Kiplinger’s Best List
The November issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine published their annual Best List which covered a range of products, from investments, to financial service, to travel and leisure. I don’t necessarily agree with their selections of best stocks, best mutual funds, or best credit cards, but it does give me some new information that I [...]
Get Up to $100 When Switching to Scottrade
I am currently using several brokerage accounts and each of them has its own *unique* features. For example, I use Firstrade for stocks that pays dividend (such as MO), but it charges $6.95 per trade, E-Trade for stocks listed in Hong Kong, and QQQDirect to buy QQQQ without commission (find out more in my brokerage [...]
Around the PF Blogosphere: October 9, 2007
Here are some interesting reads for today:
Single Guy Money shared his best and worst financial decisions, together with a bunch of other bloggers.
The Dividend Guy discussed whether small-cap stocks should be part of a dividend portfolio. Small-cap has a place in a diversified portfolio, whether it’s dividend oriented or not.
Moment on Money took a look [...]
Online Savings and Interest Checking Accounts: Where are the Good Deals?
Several months ago, I had a post comparing savings and interest checking accounts that offered by online banks. After last month’s rate reduction by the Federal Reserve, we have seen many online banks lowered their interest rates in the past couple of weeks. The following is an updated list of online bank offers.
Update: Check [...]
Gold: Is $1000 an Ounce in the Offering?
Gold price has risen sharply in the past month, going up from $680 an ounce on September 5, to $741 on October 5. One of the reasons that pushed gold to 28-year high was the recent Fed rate cut and speculations that there will be one more reduction in federal funds rate before the year [...]
