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My First Stock Purchase

by Smithee on February 27, 2009. Investing 7 comments.

So, I got this credit card that deposits 2 percent cash back into a brokerage account. I started using it for all my daily purchases, paying off the statement balance each month. At the end of January, my points on the card were redeemed for the first time, and a few impatient days later, I had ... Continue reading this article…

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy Bank Stocks?

by Flexo on June 30, 2008. Investing 9 comments.

I don’t think “market timing” is a good investment strategy — in fact, it’s not a strategy at all — but it can be a worthwhile experiment if played with money you don’t mind losing. One way to time the market is to buy low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These investments act as mutual funds — ... Continue reading this article…

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ING Direct Lowered Commissions for ShareBuilder Accounts

by Flexo on December 18, 2007. Investing 3 comments.

Last month, ING Direct acquired ShareBuilder, a discount online brokerage. The two companies seem to make a good pair, so I think it was a good move for the company. ShareBuilder has now lowered the commission charged for real-time trades to $9.95. Automatic investments, orders which are grouped together with many customers and executed ... Continue reading this article…

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