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Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:28:03 GMT

The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%.[More...]

E*Trade Financial (Nasdaq: ETFC): Why This Company’s Takeover Prospects Keep Improving

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:54:01 GMT

On Tuesday, E*Trade reported its ninth straight quarterly loss. And this one was a doozie. Over $830 million in red ink flooded the bottom line. Keep in mind that E*Trade's market cap checks in at a mere $1.75 billion.[More...]

How To Find The Best Potential Profit Plays In The Resurgent M&A And IPO Markets

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:52:15 GMT

When Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) yesterday (Monday) unveiled plans to pay $6.4 billion for outsourcing specialist Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (NYSE: ACS), it was just one of four major financing deals with an aggregate value of more than $14 billion announced on the day.[More...]

E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC): Why You Should Buy This Stock Before It’s Too Late

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:01:13 GMT

Ask most investors about E*Trade and you'll get a mouthful about why the company is a toxic asset to be avoided at all costs. I can't say I blame them. After all, the company did make a foolish foray into the real estate lending business. And it did so at precisely the wrong time – the top of the market. In turn, like many banks, it got sacked as loan losses mounted.[More...]

Return Of Day Trading Makes Knight Capital Attractive

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:39:48 GMT

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer talked about the trend of individual investors jumping into the market to get a piece of this rally. He notes that trading volume through brokerages such as Charles Schwab (SCHW), E-Trade (ETFC) and TD Ameritrade (AMTD) has grown considerably during August, which is normally associated with the lazy summer days of lackluster volume.[More...]

Hot Stocks (Sept 14, 2009): S, ETFC, AES, GT, CNX

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:25:00 GMT

US stocks were modestly higher on Monday as investors overlooked the growing trade dispute between US and China.[More...]

Will Covestor Investment Management Be The Next Hot Thing?

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:31:00 GMT

There is an interesting post at the A VC blog on a new type of investment approach, called Covestor Investment Management (CV.IM). (Hat tip to all the Twitter tweets that pointed to the link). The post describes the CV.IM as: "The world’s first retail Multi Managed account or MMA. With an MMA you can invest directly alongside professional and retail investors, managing their own money in their own account. It is a new category of Investment product that gives you access to expert managers like a hedge fund with the security and transparency of a managed account."Basically, the system is designed such that you would have your own account, but could then choose from a number of investment[More...]

Is The Stock Market Rally For Real?

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:30:28 GMT

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Is the U.S. stock market rally for real? Or have stock prices gotten a little ahead of themselves? After more than... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first. [More...]

Top Strategists Weigh In On Market Direction

Tue, 05 May 2009 13:59:12 GMT

The S&P500 just broke out of resistance at 875, and the yields on the 10 year look to be rising straight to 3.7-3.8%. Here's what the gurus have been saying these past few days: Mark[More...]

Stock Research: An Uncertain Future

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:56:00 GMT

A Business Week article today titled ‘Stock Research: An Uncertain Future’ says “individual investors are rapidly losing sources of analysis and advice, as money set aside for independent research dries up and Wall Street firms slash budgets”. The article says that “For the average individual investor, getting good information on stocks and other investments has never been easy. It’s about to get more difficult”, and “Fewer analysts are covering fewer companies. This trend of shrinking coverage is expected to continue for two reasons: The financial woes of Wall Street firms and the end of a five-year settlement to fund independent equity research”. Moreover, the article says: • “top analysts are setting up their own firms (with limited client lists) and moving to hedge funds or other[More...]

TD Ameritrade says 4Q profit fell 9 pct

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:49:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday investors kept its online trading operations busy in its latest quarter as the markets improved but lower interest rates and rising expenses sent its profit down 9 percent compared with a year ago.
Ameritrade said it handled 35 percent more trades per day on average and its trading-based revenue soared almost 38 percent in its fourth fiscal quarter.
But Ameritrade said low interest rates drove its asset-based revenue, which includes money earned on its customers' deposit accounts and various investment products, down 29 percent.

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Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

E*Trade Financial (Nasdaq: ETFC): Why This Company’s Takeover Prospects Keep Improving

How To Find The Best Potential Profit Plays In The Resurgent M&A And IPO Markets

E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC): Why You Should Buy This Stock Before It’s Too Late

Return Of Day Trading Makes Knight Capital Attractive

Hot Stocks (Sept 14, 2009): S, ETFC, AES, GT, CNX

Will Covestor Investment Management Be The Next Hot Thing?

Is The Stock Market Rally For Real?

Top Strategists Weigh In On Market Direction

Stock Research: An Uncertain Future

TD Ameritrade says 4Q profit fell 9 pct

TD Ameritrade says 4Q profit fell 9 pct

TD Ameritrade says 4Q profit fell 9 pct

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TD Bank Financial Group Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

TD Ameritrade 3Q net income down 17 percent

TD Ameritrade 3Q net income down 17 percent

TD Ameritrade Settles Securities Investigation

TD AMERITRADE Delivers Record Organic Growth in Fiscal 2009

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (AMTD) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

TD AMERITRADE to Host Earnings Conference Call

Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to Appear Together at TD AMERITRADE Institutional 2010 National Conference

TD AMERITRADE Investor Poll: 40 Percent Say They Put New Money into the Markets

TD AMERITRADE Unveils New Online Retirement Center

TD AMERITRADE Institutional Survey: Independent Registered Investment Advisors Upbeat About Career and Economy

TD AMERITRADE Names David Kimm Chief Risk Officer

Suze Orman is Ready to Talk Retirement

TD AMERITRADE Institutional Puts Advisors on the Fast Track to Independence

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