June 30, 2007 | Posted by Jorge Awesome blog entry about personal finances and free eBooks. Enjoy!
Mint – Personal Finance Blog
Taken from Mint.com:
What is Mint?
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Mint is building a free, simple, and secure personal finance web-app. Designed to be effortless, Mint consolidates your financial life in one place. Easily see how much you have, how much you owe, and where your [...]
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June 29, 2007 | Posted by Jorge So I guess it’s time to start posting my thoughts on the market and my portfolio. My initial starting deposit was $800. This is not enough to be competitive in the stock market. Some suggest a minimum of $2500. It hurts having so little since it’s difficult to be fully diversified. [...]
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June 20, 2007 | Posted by Jorge Now that I’ve gotten the two discount broker reviews I’ve test driven, it’s time to start commenting on my portfolio and the grand scheme of things. I’ve been interested in the stock market for quite some time now (essentially when I entered college in 2000). I’ve always been great with numbers, and subsequently, [...]
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June 19, 2007 | Posted by Jorge Here’s a review on my primary discount brokerage firm, Zecco.
Fees/Commissions: Zecco offers $0 commissions up to 10 trades per day or 40 trades per month. Commission fees are $3.50 after the free trade requirement is met. Options trading is $3.50 + $0.60 per contract. They offer no-load mutual funds for $10 a [...]
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June 16, 2007 | Posted by Jorge Here’s a review on the discount brokerage firm, Tradeking.
Fees/Commissions: TradeKing offers a non–tiered commission schedule. All trades are just $4.95 and $0.65 per options contract. There is no minimum account balance. Mutual fund purchases range from $0 (No-load) to $14.95 (Load). All mutual fund sales are subject to a $14.95 fee. [...]
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