Zecco was on my short list in my search for a new brokerage, since they have dirt cheap, and sometimes free, trades.
I finally got around to checking them out last week after I heard about their April Fools’ Day joke. Apparently, when customers logged in last Wednesday, they were greeted with million dollar account [...]

Posted April 6, 2009 in Investing by Madison | 5 Comments

My Lending Club portfolio is finally starting to take shape. If you haven’t signed up for a Lending Club account yet, here’s a step-by-step guide to becoming a lender and a sneak peak into what you’ll see once you fund some loans.
For all the details on minimum investments, interest rates, and requirements, see my full [...]

Posted March 10, 2009 in Investing by Madison | Comments?

The search continues for my new brokerage account. This week I opened a new account at TradeKing.
My TradeKing Review
I’ve written about TradeKing before, because they offered a great sign up bonus in the past. I didn’t get a chance to open an account then, but I figured now was a great time, since 2009 is [...]

Posted January 29, 2009 in Investing by Madison | 2 Comments

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 [...]

Posted January 22, 2009 in Investing by Madison | 4 Comments

Starting an investment club is much easier if you can see how others have done it in the past. I reviewed the goals, responsibilities, and club business in how to start an investment club and covered our investment club portfolio and returns.
A reader, Kevin, is interested in starting his own investment club. He emailed [...]

Posted July 29, 2008 in Investing by Madison | 2 Comments