SogoTrade Review – The No Frills Stock Broker
Simply put SogoTrade is a no-frills discount stock brokerage firm. Why? It’s possible to get some of the cheapest commissions for stock trading that we’ve been able to find, but with a catch. Read more to find out how.
Fidelity Promotions – Six Offers to Choose From
Fidelity Investments is offering six promotions at the moment. See our review for more information about Fidelity.
How to Evaluate Companies Before Purchasing Their Stock
Investing is the midpoint between gambling and mattress stuffing. An investment is something that has a positive expected future outcome based on evidence.
While investors cannot know everything about any given investment — predicting the future isn’t easy — investors should know enough to have reasonable forecasts about the future.
How to Plan for Retirement as a Self-Employed Entrepreneur
While I love being self-employed and working from home, there are some challenges associated with not working for “the man.” For most entrepreneurs, the main challenges have to do with the lack of benefits.
2013 Investment Tax Rates
Now that a new year is underway, it’s time to start thinking about taxes, and what you can expect for 2013. Investors have some new taxes to think about — at least those investors who are considered “rich” have more investment taxes to think about.
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How to Evaluate Companies Before Purchasing Their Stock
Investing is the midpoint between gambling and mattress stuffing. An investment is something that has a positive expected future outcome based on evidence. While investors cannot know everything about any given investment — predicting the future isn’t easy — investors should know enough to have reasonable forecasts about the future.
SogoTrade Review – The No Frills Stock Broker
Simply put SogoTrade is a no-frills discount stock brokerage firm. Why? It’s possible to get some of the cheapest commissions for stock trading that we’ve been able to find, but with a catch. Read more to find out how.
Weekend Reading for June 15, 2013
Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about U.S. surveillance programs, is still on the run. Now officials fear he may defect to China. What’s your take on Snowden? Hero for revealing how the U.S. is breaching citizens’ privacy rights, or villain for sharing our secrets?
6 Important Things to Consider Before Investing
If you ask nearly any financial advisor when to begin investing, you will probably hear something along the lines of as soon as possible! It makes sense — after all, the sooner you begin investing the greater the positive impact from the time value of money will be.
5 Alternatives to Investing in the Stock Market
While stocks are the cornerstone of the American investment experience, not everyone is interested putting everything into the stock market. Indeed, it can make sense, depending on your preference and your risk tolerance, to look for alternative investments.
Why You Need to Assemble Your Own Panel of Trustworthy Advisors
It is impossible for each of us to be experts in everything we face in life — after all, we have a “day job” and all the complications it entails. For nearly everything else, especially investing, we need help. That’s why you need to assemble your own panel of trustworthy advisors.
Edward Jones Review – Is a Full-Service Broker Worth the Price?
Unlike many discount brokerages available online, Edward Jones is a full-service broker. So what really comes with this type of service, and is it worth paying a little more? A full-service broker is someone who not only provides the capability to invest, but many other things like tax advice and retirement planning, as well as [...]
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Edward Jones Review – Is a Full-Service Broker Worth the Price?
Unlike many discount brokerages available online, Edward Jones is a full-service broker. So what really comes with this type of service, and is it worth paying a little more? A full-service broker is someone who not only provides the capability to invest, but many other things like tax advice and retirement planning, as well as [...]
Questrade Review – Low Cost Investing For Canadians
There’s good news in the online investment brokerage front for Canadian citizens with Questrade. The company offers low cost investing in virtually every type of investment security.
Capital One 360 Review – Get A $50 Signup Bonus
Last year, Capital One announced its intention to acquire ING Direct. ING is still a company, but its consumer banking operations in the United States are now owned by Capital One. As part of the re-branding effort, ING Direct is now Capital One 360.
Jemstep Review – Portfolio Manager Tool For Retail Investors
Jemstep is a web based service to help the do-it-yourself investor plan for retirement. With the recent move by many to dump their financial advisor, Jemstep targets a well needed niche. But the question is: Can Jemstep’s automated guidance replace a financial advisor?
YCharts Review – Alternative to Bloomberg Terminal?
YCharts is an up and coming data service that allows investors the opportunity to see key metrics for any stock with a variety of extremely attractive charts. In essence, YCharts is making a prettier, more user-friendly Yahoo or Google Finance while delivering hard-to-calculate data in a quick and easy format.
SigFig Review – Free Investment Advice
SigFig was developed by the same group who developed Wikinvest, and the company is a registered investment advisor. The service is similar to Personal Capital, but SigFig focuses only on investing while Personal Capital aggregates all financial institutions and not just brokerage accounts.
iBank Review – Is iBank 4 The Best Mac Personal Finance App?
What options are available for an Apple Macintosh user who wants to manage their personal finances? iBank 4 by IGG Software might be a possible solution.
ShareBuilder Review
ShareBuilder is one of the oldest online brokerage firms. One could say that ShareBuilder and I go way back. In fact, it was the first equity trading account that I ever opened in my investment career. I have since opened accounts for two of my three children. Since I have had a good bit of [...]
