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IGoChecking Gives $50 Gas Cards for New Accounts

Posted by Sun on August 10, 2008 (0) Comment

I first talked about IGoChecking, the interest checking account from IGoBanking, a couple of weeks ago (check out that post for details). Now IGoChecking is giving a free $50 gas card for the first 400 applicants when opening a new account:
Open an iGOchecking account, use our free Bill Pay and Presentment service to pay [...]

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The Wait Is Over. Let’s Party!!!

Posted by Sun on August 8, 2008 (3) Comment

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401(k) Debit Card Is NOT a Good Idea

Posted by Sun on August 7, 2008 (3) Comment

Don’t borrow money from your 401(k) account unless you absolutely have to. If you have to, pay it back as soon as possible.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week issued a warning on using 401(k) debit card to tap into retirement funds to pay for daily living expenses. As the slowed economy put the [...]

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Firstrade Referral Bonus Sharing Program

Posted by Sun on August 6, 2008 (0) Comment

I haven’t used my Firstrade account for a while. Actually, the account is largely abandoned since I moved all my investments at Firstrade to TradeKing last December.
Tonight, when I didn’t log into my account to send a referral to a reader, I noticed that Firstrade is now also offering a $50 cash bonus in their [...]

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Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - July 2008

Posted by Sun on August 6, 2008 (1) Comment

July was a volatile month for U.S. stock markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the month with some big losses, even closing below 11,000 for the first time in two year on July 15th. But since then, the index has reclaimed some of the losses after a pair of strong rallies, fueled by declining [...]

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