You’ll benefit by spending some time exploring the online brokerage service’s Web site before you ever attempt to place an order to buy or sell securities. Most of the popular Web sites provide a rich set of tools and resources to investors.
Archive for December, 2011
How Online Investing Works Part (2)
Posted: 29th December 2011 by Angelina in broker, Internet, investor, Online InvestingTags: Investing, Online, Works
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How Online Investing Works
Posted: 25th December 2011 by Angelina in broker, Internet, investor, Online InvestingTags: Investing, Online, Works
Once you’ve applied for and been approved for an online investing account and have received your account number, account name, and password, you are ready to begin buying and selling securities. You are also ready to begin using the online brokerage services research tools to research securities you may want to buy or may want [...]
Online Investing: Picking a Broker Part (4)
Posted: 21st December 2011 by Angelina in broker, Internet, investor, Online InvestingTags: broker, Investing, Online, Picking
Choosing an Online Portfolio An online portfolio is an investing option that represents a hybrid between a mutual fund account and an online investment account. Online portfolios allow you to build a portfolio of stocks for a set fee.
Online Investing: Picking a Broker Part (3)
Posted: 17th December 2011 by Angelina in broker, Internet, investor, Online InvestingTags: broker, Investing, Online, Picking
Before you make a firm decision on an online brokerage service, you need to know that your broker will allow you to electronically retrieve your brokerage account statement. In other words, you want to make sure that your broker will prepare an electronic version of the monthly account statement that you can then automatically download [...]
Online Investing: Picking a Broker Part (2)
Posted: 13th December 2011 by Angelina in broker, Internet, investor, Online InvestingTags: broker, Investing, Online, Picking
Assume your broker charges you $30 a trade, no annual maintenance fee, and that your cash account will earn 4%. In this case, your estimated costs total: $30 * 20 trades + $0 annual fee – 4% * $25,000 = $0 net costs Clearly, then, considering costs means looking at more than just the trading [...]