November 2009

TradeKing Review–A Low Flat Rate Stock Trading Platform

November 30, 2009

In our never ending quest to bring you the best online discount broker, today we review TradeKing. In December of 2005, TradeKing opened for business as an online discount broker.  Based out of Boca Raton Florida, TradeKing continues to receive awards from Smart Money and Barrons for service, quality and overall excellence, TradeKing excels in [...]

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The DoughRoller Weekly RoundUp (Citi’s 9-Month Balance Transfer Offer Edition)

November 29, 2009

Update: Citi has recently increased the length of its 0% balance transfer offer. The offer is now good for up to 21 months! In a world where credit card companies are scrambling to find new ways of cashing in on consumers, Citibank has decided to increase their intro offer on purchases and balance transfers from [...]

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4 Things to Consider Before Getting a Credit Card Cash Advance

November 27, 2009

Almost every credit card gives you the ability to take a cash advance. You can withdraw cash from a credit card simply by using it at an ATM machine, but there are several things about this that you should keep in mind. I was reminded of these things recently, when a friend took a small [...]

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How to Pick A Checking Account for a College Student

November 25, 2009

Before my daughter went off to college for the first time, it dawned on us that she needed to set up her own checking account. She hadn’t really needed it through high school because she didn’t have a job, she used our bank account to cash checks, and she kept her cash in her room. [...]

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4 Ways to Profit from the Falling Dollar

November 23, 2009

This past week I was interviewed on the Bob Connors Morning Show, a morning talk radio show in Columbus, Ohio. The topic of the interview was the soaring price of gold and the decline in the dollar. During the interview, I noted that our government has proven incapable or unwilling to control spending. Our spending [...]

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The DoughRoller Very Late Weekly RoundUp (AMEX Double Rewards Points Edition)

November 23, 2009

American Express is offering a wonderful promotion during the holiday season.  From now until December 18th, cardholders can earn double points on a lot of online purchases. A total of 11 retailers are participating in the promotion: Aeropostale Bath and Body Works Calvin Klein Dick’s Sporting Goods iRobot Kate Spade Shop PBS P.S From Aeropostale [...]

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Sccusesufl Peosrnal Finnace Deos Not Riqueire Perftceion

November 21, 2009

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid [...]

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tradeMONSTER Review – Online Discount Broker

November 18, 2009

A sister company of optionMONSTER, tradeMONSTER is the newest player in the online discount broker game.  Barron’s continues to rate tradeMONSTER as a four-star broker, and while they have many similarities to other discount brokers, tradeMONSTER has no trouble setting itself apart from it’s competition. tradeMONSTER’s Commission Structure tradeMONSTER provides a very straight forward pricing [...]

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Is ‘Buy and Hold’ Investing Fool’s Gold?

November 17, 2009

Last week my family had dinner with good friends of ours. After dinner our conversation turned to investing. Our friends told us about a money manager they were going to use to manage a small portion of their investment portfolio. The wife was fed up with the ‘buy and hold’ investment strategy, she told us, [...]

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