JLP of AllFinancialMatters has started his Bogleheads' October Project, in which every day in October a different person will review a chapter from the book The Bogleheads? Guide to Investing. Hey, if someone reviews every single chapter well … [Read the rest]
Emigrant Direct Down to 5.05% APY – August Bonus Payouts
Posted on October 1, 2006 // 11 Comments
Emigrant Direct has lowered their rate from 5.15% to 5.05% APY. If you're interested in moving to Emigrant Direct's online savings account with no minimums, why not get up to $20 along with it? Everyone who sent me their Form #2 in August for my … [Read the rest]
Nanolicious!
Posted on September 30, 2006 // 13 Comments
The nice FedEx lady just dropped off my own brand new 2nd Generation 2GB Silver iPod Nano - free (of course) courtesy of KeyBank. Thanks KeyBank! Unfortunately, it looks like the promotion is now over. Hopefully everyone who participated gets … [Read the rest]
AmEx Business Gold Even Better, $100 plus up to 100,000 points
Posted on September 30, 2006 // 12 Comments
Update: The below promotion is now expired. The New Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express OPEN now offers 3X points on airfare, 2X points on advertising, gas, and shipping and 1X point on everything else. The annual fee for this card is … [Read the rest]
New TradeKing $100 Opening Bonus
Posted on September 29, 2006 // 23 Comments
TradeKing, a newish online brokerage that offers $4.95 trades and no maintenance or minimum fees, is again offering $100 for opening an account with $1,000 and executing one trade using the promotional code TRADE expired!. I already received my … [Read the rest]
Mortgage Lenders Offer Savings Accounts, 5.25-5.50% APY
Posted on September 28, 2006 // 6 Comments
With rates rising, I guess they want some more money to lend out too: E-LOAN Online Savings - 5.50% APY on all balances. Minimum opening deposit of $5,000, no monthly fees. Countrywide Bank SavingsLink - 5.25% APY on balances of $10,000 - … [Read the rest]
I Spent A Lot of Money In Europe
Posted on September 28, 2006 // 14 Comments
Really no other way to put it :) Eating out in London is atrocious. After a while a £10 meal starts to look like a great deal, when in reality it cost you $19. A one-way subway ride in London starts at £3 ($5.60), and day-passes start at … [Read the rest]
Presidential Bank Launches Online Funds Transfer
Posted on September 28, 2006 // 11 Comments
It looks like Presidential Bank's promise of online funds transfer capability has come to fruition. I see that it is a CashEdge-based funds transfer system, the same system used by Bank of America and HSBC. See the FAQ. Similar to BofA, only … [Read the rest]
Free Stock Trades From Zecco.com?
Posted on September 23, 2006 // 17 Comments
Update: Please see my new Zecco Broker Review. I almost feel like it's the dot-com era again. This time, a new website called Zecco.com is saying that it will offer free online stock trades starting on October 9th, and instead make its revenue from … [Read the rest]
Are We The iPod Generation Too?
Posted on September 20, 2006 // 10 Comments
Lest you think things across the pond are so much better than things here in the States, I read today that according to a British study young people here are worse off now than their parents at the same age. In fact, they are coined the iPod … [Read the rest]
The Best Value For The Money In London
Posted on September 18, 2006 // 7 Comments
Whew! London is fun... and very expensive. Everything basically costs twice as much here. Burger King Whopper? On sale for ?1.99, or $3.80. No, I didn't eat one. ;) I just watched A Comedy of Errors at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. It was … [Read the rest]
Two $100 Business Credit Card Bonuses
Posted on September 17, 2006 // 3 Comments
As a follow-up to my post on Earning More Bonuses Using Business Credit Cards, here are two additional non-airlines cards with nice bonuses: CitiBusiness Card with ThankYou Network - 10,000 ThankYou Points after first purchase, redeemable for … [Read the rest]
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