Investing
Is Small-Cap Making a Comeback?
About a year ago, I looked at the performance of small-cap funds and compared it with S&P 500. The topic interested me because I am a fan of small-cap funds and have been buying them since I started investing in mutual funds. The last time when I checked the asset allocation of my portfolio, small-cap [...]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shares are Worthless
It didn’t take long for the 16 shares of Freddie Mac (FRE) that I still own with Scottrade to reach the worthless price.
I could have sold my position when the stock was at something around $1.50 the first thing in the morning, but that wouldn’t save me anything since I bought those shares at $6.26 [...]
Scottrade Promotion: Get Seven Commission Free Trades
Scottrade is now running a referral promotion. From now to October 31st, Scottrade will give 7 commission free trades to both the referrer and referee when the referee opens a new account (no trade necessary). According to the T&C of the promotion, 3 free trades will be credited within 24 hours after the account is [...]
Commodities Make It and Commodities Break It
It was not long that everybody was talking about $2000/barrel oil and $5/gallon gas and how the energy price could affect the economy, which is battling a possible recession, and consumers, who have already been strained by high cost of living these days. From food to health care to tuition, prices just kept going up [...]
Reminder: $70 TradeKing Bonus Still Available
Update: This promotion has expired.
Just a quick reminder. There are a few more days left to take advantage of this $50+$20 bonus offer.
Tonight, I was about to send out the first batch of bonuses I received from TradeKing to those who used my referrals to get a TradeKing account, then I realized that the promotion [...]
