Products and Services
I have used and evaluated a vast number of financial publications, products and services and I found the following few especially helpful. The short list below has brief review and a link to the site.
Zecco
I have used a number of trading plat forms including some of the larger discount brokers in the industry but I found Zecco particularly practical and easy to use. The trading center is very basic. It is very simple to use even for someone who has never traded a stock before.
I was first attracted to Zecco for their extremely competitive commission rates both for regular trading and options contracts. They only charge $4.95 per trade and $0.65 per option contract, whereas most other discount brokers charge double. Here is a quote directly from their website:
âWe make money from the interest on margin balances. It's a small amount, about 3%, but on a large volume of customers it becomes a tidy sum. Secondly, we keep our costs low. We don't spend $5 of every commission marketing to you. And we don't spend $400 in advertising for every new account. We attract customers like you by having the best deal in the market. Lastly, we're building an online financial community where investors can connect with investors. Where you can find all the tools and information you need to trade, plus gain access to financial blogs, forums, and up-to-the minute financial news. We think that's a winning combination for advertisers.â
However, Zecco is not a direct access broker. This might be a problem for day traders who require lightning fast order fills. Zecco's trade execution is, however, above the industry standard. All my orders, has so far been executed within a couple of seconds.
GoldSilver
GoldSilver.com is a first class gold and silver dealer. Based in Southern California, GoldSilver.com specializes in the instruction of precious metals investing and providing world-class gold and silver dealer services. The company is owned and operated by Mike Maloney, a renowned, industry expert, speaker, and author. He is perhaps most known for his bestselling book, âGuide to Investing in Gold and Silverâ a book that is the number-one selling precious metals investment book of all time.
Goldmoney
I have been an avid advocate of gold and silver in my articles. I believe that the precious metals are in a secular bull market and investors with exposure to this asset class will benefit tremendously. Goldmoney offers a platform for buying and selling gold and silver with one of the lowest commission rates in the industry. The company also offers very low rates for storage and safekeeping.
The company was founded by James Turk, a leading figure in the gold industry, and investors in this program include DRD Gold Limited in South Africa, and IAM Gold of Canada. GoldMoney works much like an online bank account. After you signed up for an account you can transfer your US dollars, Euros, or British pounds into your goldmoney account and purchase gold and silver. Afterwards GoldMoney will go on the London bullion market association and fund your account with physical gold. You have an option of storing your gold in bullion vaults in London, Zurich and Hong Kong.
Casey Research
For over a quarter-century Casey Research has been helping self-directed investors earn superior returns through innovative investment research. Casey research was an early advocate of gold and silver and they predicted the price appreciation of the metals. The publications cover a variety of investment topics but the publications overwhelming emphasis is on the resource sector, including gold mining stocks. I have personally been a satisfied customer for years.
King World News
This network provides interviews prominent industry leaders and executives primarily in the precious metals industry. The inside information shared on this network is truly priceless and the people interviewed have had a remarkable track records of successful predictions. Best of all, this site is 100% free of charge.