Archive for July, 2007

Fidelity to introduce mySmart cash account

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

It looks like Fidelity will be rolling out a new checking account soon (rumored to be August 1, 2007). This account will be very similar to Charles Schwab’s checking account, with no minimum balance, free checks and ATM rebates. The link to Fidelity’s myCash account states the following features:

3.50% APY, higher than most checking accounts
Free […]

The wealthiest Americans ever

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

New York Times has a very interesting interactive page showing the 30 wealthiest (adjusted for inflation) Americans ever. On the top of the list is John Rockefeller, worth $192 billion in today’s dollars. HERE is the link to the page.

Fidelity’s brokerage account as checking account

Monday, July 16th, 2007

I had been using Presidential bank as my main checking account for several years since 2002. Recently, I reviewed the situation and decided to make a switch. Presidential bank has a good checking product but I found it lacking in the following:

While the APY is moderately competitive (currently 4.5%), even better alternatives are available.
The above […]