The Dough Roller Weekly Roundup (Tradeking Promo Edition)

One of the most notable discount brokers, TradeKing, is offering a free $50 to anyone that opens a new trading account before October 31st 2009 November 30, 2009, funds the account with a minimum of $2,500 and makes one trade within 180 days of opening.  Do your best to keep at least $2,500 in the account, minus trading losses for the six month period because they add a nice little disclaimer in the promotion details.

To get the $50 promotion, use the following link:

Let's take a look at some of the best moneyarticles from the past week:

• How to Trust Someone @ MoneyNing: Points out some very interesting questions that you need to ask yourself before listening to advice from others.
• Why I Bought a 500K 20-Year Term Life Insurance Policy and You Should Too @ PT Money: You never know if today is your last day, so it's best to understand the differences in coverage and plan responsibly.
• Gold Hype? You're Being Taken For a Ride @ Darwins Finance:  Don't be so quick to invest in Metals just yet.  Darwin gives an in-depth look at why the record price of Gold isn't what it's cracked up to be.
• Are you Properly Valuing Your Stock Dividends? @ Automatic Finances:  This is a great article to show the average investor how to evaluate their dividend performance.
• The Relationship Between Tatoos and Income @ Weakonomics:  It's not exactly a "Whats the meaning of Life" type question but it going to win a Pulitzer one day.
• 17 Smart Ways To Live Cheaper on Campus @ CollegeFinance101: They say if you weren't broke while in college, then you were doing something wrong.
• 10 Attributes Of The Perpetually Broke @ Bible Money Matters: If you're looking to stay out of debt, read this and do the exact opposite!
• How to Get the Best Price on Airline Tickets @ My Two Dollars:  If you're planning to go home for the holidays, read up as fast as you can on how to cheap out on Airline Tickets.
• Save Hundreds of Dollars By Complaining After Poor Service @ Own The Dollar: Life is too short not to be refunded for shotty service.
• 10 Things I Learned Moving - And Tips @ Free From Broke:  A relieved blogger shows how to save money and time in doing something everyone hates to do.