Yes I know stock market is bad but I wish to play in it any ways. I need some way of supplementing my income.
So which one has no commissions or hidden fees and just flat fee per trade?
I also am looking into income investing (basically looking for corporations who have a long history of paying dividends to investors)
Any corporations that do this? Any good books on this area and style of investing? Thanks ahead of time.
Al in NC 1:07 pm on February 25, 2010
Consider Sharebuilder if you plan to trade less than once a week.
I use Scottrade.
See broker comparison chart below:
http://www.scottrade.com/online_broker_comparison/discount_brokerage_comparison.asp
A good book:
The Ultimate Dividend Playbook
Pedro 1:07 pm on February 25, 2010
a book on investing? you should put your money else where you obviously have no idea what your doing or talking about and yahoo answers is not for you.
nanny 1:07 pm on February 25, 2010
Check out TD Ameritrade. They have some great tools to help you search for the right stocks. There are plenty of books on investing and plenty of on line services, too. I get Zack’s, Smart Money, and a few others. Then the search on Yahoo finance is a big help.
Try Jordan Goodman’s book: Fast Profits in Hard Times
Barron’s weekend newspaper gives you lots of data on the upcoming dividends and other great investing ideas.
Cathy W 1:07 pm on February 25, 2010
I am currently using Scottrade. It’s the platform that my friends use too.
Companies like E-Trade, Schwab and TD Ameritrade cost like $12.99, $12.95, and $9.99
Scottrade.
NO account maintenance, service, or inactivity fees.
$7.00 online trading commission for stock over $1.00 a share.
Tutorial and webcast available to customers.
Excellent trading platforms (very user friendly).
Excellent customer service (398 Branch offices nationwide).
$500.00 minimum to open an account.
If you do end up opening it with Scottrade, use this referral code: EJVR8926
You and I can get 3 FREE trades.