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You Can Now Link Your ShareBuilder Account to ING Direct
When I logged into my ING Direct account this morning, I noticed a new function that I didn’t remember a couple of weeks ago when I checked my account last time: The function to allow you to view your ShareBuilder brokerage account right from ING Direct.
Actually, I think this function is kind of overdue because [...]
November 2008 Score Card — Part I: Net Worth
Another month, another loss.
We ended the month of November with our paper fortune taking yet another hit, though the scale of the loss is much smaller than the one we had in October. For the month, our net worth declined $17,011.73 (3.65%) to a total of $448,925.10, the third straight monthly decline.
Here’s a quick look [...]
10-Year Treasury Note Yield Reached All-Time Low - Chart of the Day
Today, when U.S. stocks gave up nearly half of the gains from the past five trading days (the Dow lost nearly 680 points, more on the Dow crushes), Treasuries also suffered significant drop in yields. Among them, yield of 10-year Treasury note reached record low of 2.75% since the tracking began in 1962 as investors [...]
Rate Updates: EverBank 4.00% Bonus Rate, Capital One 3.40% APY
Don’t know what the motivation is, but it looks like EverBank has changed its mind on the interest rate of its Yield Pledge Money Market Account. (check out my interview with EverBank Direct president) When I first heard about the bank, I was quite impressed by the 4.76% bonus rate offer (though only for the [...]
WTDirect Promotion: Get up to $250 Bonus When Opening a New Account
WTDirect is running the sign-on bonus promotion again.
The bank had a similar promotion in the summer for its WTDirect Online Savings Account, but abruptly canceled the offer after only three days. The reason for the cancellation wasn’t exactly clear, but it could be because with the previous deal, you can actually profit from it and [...]
