Archive for the Category Fees

 
 

Best of the Online Brokers

Fidelity, with a wide array of investment choices and a terrific Web site, takes top honors.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

Low commissions are great. Free trades, which some online brokerages offer, are even better. But most investors want more from their discount broker. They want a Web site that’s easy to use, tools that clarify the markets, access to stocks across the globe and some guidance when they need it.

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No More Sneaky Fees

Beat back investment fees.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

Making a buck on your investments is tough enough without watching your profits nibbled away by fees that are pesky at best and punitive at worst. The best way to avoid them is to deal with firms that offer the best value for the services you want.

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Over-The-Top Bank Fees

To avoid outrageous overdraft charges, keep close tabs and weave a safety net.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

Paying an overdraft fee on your checking account is like having your mouth washed out with soap: The bank says it’s for your own good-but is it really? Just ask Ben Kohler, a 19-year-old Pizza Hut manager who’s paying his way through school at Wright State University, in Dayton, Ohio. Kohler has paid hundreds of dollars in overdraft fees. “How do I keep that stupid fee away?” he wonders.

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