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Mr. Know it all asked:


I want an online broker, that is very cheap. I tried Zecco, but I sent my application back a few weeks ago and Heard nothing. I can’t find the page to fund my account. Which broker would want my business, but offers competitive pricing with Zecco? Thanks!

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venkat ram asked:


i live and work in uk i would like to trade in us stocks i would like to know who is the cheapest online execution only stock broker please

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bkoo869 asked:


I use MB Trading, a direct-access broker that only charges $0.01 per share (minimum of $1 per trade) and offers pretty comprehensive services, but I’m interested in seeing who other people trade with. Please don’t answer Scottrade or Ameritrade or any other company that charges more than $5 per trade.

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Megan S asked:


I just have a couple hundred dollars I would like to buy some cheap stock with, so paying allot of fees does not make any sense, can anyone help me…

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tmac5445 asked:


I am wondering what online trading broker offers the cheapest commisions other than Zecco.com which offers free trades but only 40 per month. I am looking to make about 15-30 trades per day and need a commission that is $1 or less. Any ideas?

I did see a commercial on CNBC for $0.25 trades… but i forgot the name.

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Michael K asked:


We have a large amount of equity in our current house.
We have no bills other than the mortgage on our current house.

Is a home equity loan to get to the 20% down payment and then a conventional loan on the investment property itself the best way to go?

Or is it best to finance the investment property itself rather than using the equity in the primary residence. We could finance 100% of the loan purchase price or do a secondary mortgage to come up with a 20% down payment.

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Bulldog asked:


What is the best tax free investment for $900,000.00 for two people who are retired and wanting to relocate to Vegas or Florida?

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Ed R asked:


I really screwed up and have over $50,000 in investment losses this year! Our gross income from salaries for this year will only be around $50,000.

In addition, I lost $5000 in my Roth IRA. I just read that I can only deduct $3,000 in investment losses. Does that include IRAs PLUS regular investment activities?

Also, will any interest I accrue via CDs or dividends from stocks or mutual funds essentially be tax-free now since I have such a large investment loss? Or is that a different category?

Please help, I really screwed up this year and am hoping somebody has some suggestions to make this better. Thanks in advance!

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Daniel asked:


What is the best short term investment for one’s money with the highest return, with the lowest amount of risk? I’m invested in CD’s and they give a good interest rate and very skeptical of the stock market yoyo and not interested in the shaky housing market. But my question still remains and want to know what do you think would be the best investment, also thinking about foreign securities, but what do you think is a good investment and also for retirement long term too?

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Jessica asked:


My husband and I have just received a settlement around 10k. What would be the best way for us to invest this money. All of our debt is paid off. What investment options has really yielded a high rate of return for you?

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