Archive for January, 2009


My search for a new brokerage account is on… first stop ShareBuilder. My ShareBuilder Review I had an old account at ShareBuilder that I haven’t used in 6 years, so I had to open a new one. Although, they wanted me to remember my user name and password from back then… and the name of [...]

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As if this isn’t a sign of the changing times… as President Obama was sworn in yesterday, the White House Blog was launched! It will be an interesting time in personal finance to see how his plans for the economy unfold. I watched the inauguration and part of the parade with my three-year-old. I explained [...]

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Even though I didn’t get my donations dropped off in December, I actually did have plans to drop off some stock certificates at my local broker. I planned to sell them in time to take the tax loss. Unfortunately, I hit a road block. I got married. Five years ago. Changing Your Name on Financial [...]

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As part of my effort to organize myself for the New Year, I’ve found that I’m starting to become a pack rat with papers. While I was busy purging paper and backing up the electronic data, I realized that when we don’t know how long to keep something, we end up keeping it forever… or [...]

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Amboy Direct is offering a $25 sign up bonus. You know the deal, Free Money Friday is all about bonus money! How to Get Your Sign up Bonus Open a new Amboy Direct savings account and use the Reference Code: 102417 on the application. Keep a minimum balance of $3,000 or more for 90 days. [...]

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