Admiral shares at Vanguard have lower minimum balance requirements! This is great news for all the investors at Vanguard, since the admiral shares have a lower expense ratio, which means you’ll keep more of your money in your own pocket. Lower Minimums for Vanguard Admiral Funds Vanguard lowered the minimum per fund for the admiral [...]
Are Municipal Bonds the Next Bubble?
Posted byIf you watch Suze Orman, you know that she LOVES to recommend municipal bonds. Municipal bonds allow you to loan money to a city, county or other local government. They are attractive investments because they are considered nearly risk-free and provide income that is exempt from federal taxes. As the stock market tanked, investors fled [...]
OptionsXpress Review
Posted byoptionsXpress Review OptionsXpress is a brokerage with an all-in-one trading platform that allows you to trade bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, futures and stocks ALL in one convenient online trading account. Part of their company mission is to be the “ideal broker for options traders looking to maximize their returns.” Here is a closer look [...]
Our social lending arbitrage expert, Derek, is back! After one of my Lending Club loans defaulted, I really wanted to know how Derek’s loans were doing! We’ll check in with him and see how his strategy is working… Social Lending Arbitrage Its been six months since I first introduced my Social Lending Arbitrage method to [...]
Are the Mutual Fund Settlements Legit?
Posted byI received a stack of envelopes in the mail last week. I almost tossed the papers since they looked sort of like junk mail. Apparently we’re involved in a class action mutual fund settlement, but is it a scam? Honestly, that was the first thing that crossed my mind. Good thing I didn’t toss the [...]
