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$10 Ebates signup bonus is on again

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Update 2/24/08: The following link is valid until 3/31/08:
http://www.ebates.com/refer-a-friend/bonusoffer/index.htm?id=29080946
Update 12/2/07: The new promotional link, which expires on 12/31/07, is shown below:
https://www.ebates.com/refer-a-friend/signup/holidaybonus/index.htm?id=29080946
Update 10/31/07: I just realized that there is another promotion. This one lasts until Nov 15, 2007. The link remains the same.
I last wrote about the Ebates promotion in Feb 2007. The promotion for […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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