The Sun's Financial Diary

A surprise was in the mail last night: a gift from EmigrantDirect. Nothing big or fancy, but I take it as a gesture from EmigrantDirect of being their customer for the past year. So what’s the gift? It is a small writing pad with my name printed on every page, the kind of gift that [...]

Have an equity account and want some free trade? Bank of America is now offering $0 equity trade for customers with $25,000 or more in all asset across BoA deposit accounts, including checking, savings, and CDs. Offer available with an individual or joint Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. (BAI) Self-Directed Brokerage account. If you [...]

Update: If you are looking for reference codes to open an ING Direct account, check out the master list of ING Direct $25 bonus referral links.  If you open an ING Direct Savings account with any of links and make a deposit of at least $250, you will receive a $25 bonus and the referrer, [...]

Yesterday, I heard that Emigrant Direct is to lower its savings rate. It was kind of surprise because I also have an account with Emigrant Direct and I didn’t get any notice about their rate change. Last night when I logged into my account in preparation of this month’s balance sheet, the savings rate was [...]

Last night when I logged into my Emigrant Direct account, the savings rate was still at 5.15%, the same as the past four months. However, when I checked again this morning, the rate dropped to 5.05%, matching the offer from HSBC. Though the rate is not attractive as it used to be, it’s still one [...]

Good news for PNC Bank customers. If you use PNC Bank, soon you will be able to get cash from any ATM around the world for free. MarketWatch reported today that starting September 1st, PNC Bank customers can access ATMs worldwide without paying any fees. The bank will reimburse access fees charged by other banks [...]