My Business and Financial Freedom Journey
I signed up with Charles Schwab in 2008 for my first investment account outside of an employer sponsored 401(k). I have been thrilled with the experience and only plan to expand my relationship with Schwab in the future. Charles Schwab was founded in 1971 by its namesake chairman, Charles R. Schwab. The full service investment [...]
When Zecco first started in 2006 they were built upon one philosophy, which in fact was how they came up with their name; ZEro Commission COst trades. Since that time though, Zecco has had to change some of it’s policies including it’s zero commission cost trades, but Zecco remains a competitive player in the online [...]
American Express has an exclusive Black Card (formally known as the Centurion Card), so Visa decided to get into this same market. Launched in 2008, Visa designed the Visa Black Card with many high-end features. Both cards are targeting an exclusive club: high income or high net worth individuals. It’s targeting people at the top [...]
I finally finished reading the long (over 1000 page) book Atlas Shrugged from the often misunderstood author Ayn Rand. In this review, I will discuss more about it from literary perspective, and not about Objectivism or Ayn Rand’s philosophy. I’ll leave that up to another post to discuss. Since I’m an entrepreneur, I’ve always been [...]
Firstrade Securities is a privately owned discount stock brokerage. I signed up with Firstrade a few years ago because I got tired of paying high fees at other discount brokerages. I used TD Ameritrade (see TD Ameritrade review), and another local stock broker previously. They both charged around $50 for every no-load mutual fund transaction. [...]
When I first used Scottrade I was in high school and super excited that even I could buy into the .com bubble. A bubble which of course promptly burst shortly after my first investments. Back then, Scottrade offered a ton of free trades, and I’m not sure I even paid a dime to Scottrade for [...]
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 (back in 2005). Since I have had a good bit of experience with ShareBuilder, I’d like to share some of this experience with you all today so that [...]
TD Ameritrade has a long history in the brokerage industry. Founded in 1975, TD Ameritrade was originally named First Omaha Securities. With currently over 6 million customers in the United States, it is one of the largest online brokers. You have probably heard of TD Ameritrade before due to its famous television commercials. Actor Sam [...]
Some of you may have noticed a recent increase in stock broker reviews popping up on the site. I’m trying to help my fellow readers open the best stock broker for them. Picking the right discount broker for you can be a complex decision making process. There are over ten major discount broker firms. Believe [...]
Why I’m using TurboTax again? The dreaded tax season is upon us, which means my husband and I are waiting by the mailbox for our 2010 tax forms to come in. We’ve used TurboTax before and based on the relative ease and reasonable cost, we’re using them again this year. If you’re on the fence [...]
