2010 401(k) Contribution Limit Won’t Be Adjusted
If you are thinking of putting aside a little more for your retirement next year, you won’t get any help from the government because the 2010 401(k) contribution limit will remain at the same level as this year at $16,500 (the catch-up limit for workers 50 years old and order will also be the same [...]
Firstrade Triple-Bonus Promotion
Online discount stock brokers Firstrade is having a triple sign-up bonus promotion. Open an account with Firstrade between now and December 31, 2009, and fund the new account, individual, joint, or IRA account, within 30 days after the account is opened to
Receive 100 commission-free trades for funds of $2,000 or more
Receive 100 commission-free [...]
Dow Closed Above 10,000 for First Time in a Year – Chart of the Day
It was October 3, 2008 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 10,000 level at 10,325.38. In the following five trading sessions, the widely watched index lost 1874.19, closing at 8,451.19 on October 10, 2008. Actually, October 3, 2008 was right in the middle of a steep plunge of the Dow. The index [...]
TradeKing $50 Bonus for New Account Is Back
It was only a month ago when TradeKing celebrated the National Friendship Day with a promotion that gave a $50 bonus to people who opened a new account through a reference from an existing customer. Now the online discount broker is bringing back the popular promotion for the month of October and November.
If you want [...]
All ETF Portfolio Performance – The Power of Dollar Cost Averaging
Back in August 2008, I designed a diversified, all-ETF portfolio before the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the huge sell-off of the stock market. The goal I had in my mind when I built the portfolio was to have a portfolio that covers a wide range of asset classes such that it gives me the [...]
Asset Allocation of Our Mutual Fund Investments
I have shared the asset allocation of our mutual fund investments a few times in the past. However, as you may have noticed, I didn’t include everything in the analysis. The reasons for only looking at the allocation of mutual funds invested in our taxable accounts instead of the entire portfolio, which includes taxable accounts [...]
OptionsHouse Account Minimum
I opened an OptionsHouse brokerage account back in June (check out my OptionsHouse review and stock trading experience for details about the broker). The reason for getting yet another brokerage account, I have plenty of accounts already, was that the commission for stock trading charged by OptionsHouse is very low. At $2.95 per trade, OptionsHouse [...]
This Is Why I Trade with Scottrade
I write about Scottrade quite often here for a couple of reasons:
I have most of our investments with Scottrade, including regular brokerage account and IRA accounts;
I am happy with their customer service.
Usually customer service doesn’t play a big role when I select a bank or a broker (it wasn’t a factor when I decided to [...]
Trade Gold and Silver with Zecco
Online discount broker Zecco Trading keeps rolling out new service.
Early this year, Zecco introduced Zecco Forex Trading, a platform that allows Zecco customers to trade foreign exchanges. Now you can even buy gold and silver if you are interested in investing in precious metal, right from the Forex platform.
Gold has crossed the $1,000/ounce mark again [...]
Zecco Bonus Code for 20 Free Trades
Popular online discount broker Zecco Trading is running a promotion which offers 20 commission free stock trades, a $90 value, to all new brokerage customers who sign up by Sunday, September 13, 2009!
Zecco is one of the brokers which I have an account with and I have written about it quite frequently here (read my [...]
