The Sun's Financial Diary

I am a big fan of Scottrade. Having been a customer for nearly a decade (I bought my first stock ever with Scottrade in early 2002), I like what they offer to investors: broad products, friendly customer service, useful research tools and, last but not least, convenient local branch offices for in person help that [...]

trade MONSTER is an online discount broker that gives investors another choice when it comes low cost stocks and options trading. I first noticed trade MONSTER when I compiled the list of discount brokers with the lowest commissions for stock and options trading online. From that list, as you can see , trade MONSTER doesn’t [...]

Nowadays, if you are looking for a cheap broker to trade stocks or options, you will find yourself face many different choices, with each has its own products, services, and pricing schedules. Among online discount brokers, TradeKing is known for its low commission cost and excellent customer service. If you are looking for an online [...]

Among many discount brokers, Zecco and TradeKing, both quite popular, have a little in common. To me the biggest resemblance between the two is that their commissions: both at $4.95. In most other areas when comparing the two brokers, you will find plenty of difference, from website appearances to customer service, to products being offered. Following [...]

Nowadays, there are many choices when it comes to select a broker to invest in the stock market. Among them, TradeKing is one of the best online discount brokers because of its commission, products and services to investors, big and small. Over the years, TradeKing has won multiple awards for not only its excellent customer service, [...]

Zecco Trading is a popular online discount stock broker that allows investors buy stocks and ETFs (exchange traded funds) at low costs. With Zecco, you can invest in stocks and ETFs, at only $4.95 per trade, regardless the number of shares you want buy or sell. If you have a large portfolio, you can even [...]

Zecco Trading is a popular online discount broker. It’s known to offer investors, big and small, commission free trades if you meet some requirements. Specifically, you can get 10 free trades per month if you either have $25,000 in your account or trade at least 25 times in a month. Even if you are a [...]

As I have been using Scottrade as my main stock broker for nearly 10 years, one of the questions that always came to me about Scottrade is “Does Scottrade support dividend reinvestment?” The answer to that question can be Yes or No, depending on what kind of investments you are talking about. If you are [...]