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New Site Feature – Online Broker Comparisons

A lot of people ask me questions like, should I trade with Fidelity or Charles Schwab? TradeKing or OptionsXpress?
In fact, I’ve been asked these questions often enough that I added an Online Broker Comparison page to the site. This section of the site should be considered to be under serious construction, but eventually, I’d like [...]

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Thinkorswim Software Update – All Good Here!

thinkorswim has updated its thinkDesktop software platform twice in the past couple of months, adding a ton of new features. Most of it’s stuff that I’ll never use, but there are some things that I really find helpful.
The first is the added icons next to ticker symbols that alert you to things like upcoming earnings [...]

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JD Power: People Love Schwab & Fidelity

JD Power just released the results of its 2009 Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study, which polled 5,000 investors who make decisions without a financial adviser.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) came out on top with a five out of five stars rating for overall satisfaction, trailed by Vanguard, Scottrade, TD Ameritrade (AMTD), and Fidelity Investments.
However, I was disappointed to [...]

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Do We Really Need Mobile Trading Apps?

Do investors really need mobile investing apps?
The Broker News Blog Says No:
“But there is a big difference between checking in on your accounts, (which is, after all, most of what we use mobile devices for) and actually making — and executing — trading decisions. Is it really appropriate to make a buy or sell decision [...]

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Which Broker Do I Use?

As the picture implies, I’m a thinkorswim guy. Thinkorswim, which was recently acquired by TD Ameritrade (AMTD), is certainly not the cheapest broker out there. $5 stock trades were impressive a few years ago, but you can do better at a lot of other places like Interactive Brokers (IBKR). The same goes for options trades.
So [...]

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