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Questions tagged [websites]
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Can I trust the Motley Fool?
A while back I checked out The Motley Fool while doing some research on mutual funds. I found their educational content to be a great overview of what to look for and started exploring. While The Motley Fool has a lot of great content, I'm not…
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Is Amazon's offer of a $50 gift card a scam?
I was about to buy something on amazon.com, and the website showed this:
It's from amazon.com, and everything looks okay.
But a free $50 looks too good to be true.
Should I get this card for the $50? Why and/or why not?
mou
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Why is the rate of return for website investments so high? Are websites a good investment?
Popular websites can make a lot of money through monetization channels such as ads, but when it comes to buying an existing site, why is the multiple on earnings so low? For example at the moment a site is being advertised for $25,000 with a net…
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What's the average nest egg (savings) for someone age 26? Website for comparison?
How much money should a 26 year old have saved up? Is there somewhere that I can compare against online?
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What is the best cross-platform GPL personal finance tool available?
If I want desktop, web and mobile (preferably Android) access to all my accounts and assets, in a personal finance tool, what would you recommend I look at?
Until Wesabe cancelled their web dashboard it was a pretty good online tool. I use GNUCash…
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What are advantages & disadvantages of using a Peer-to-Peer lending site or network?
If I was looking to consolidate some credit card debt and wanted to use a peer to peer lending service, what things do I need to look out for?
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Do there exist legitimate Work-from-Home job opportunities? Is there a website that lists them?
I'd like the ability to supplement my income when I need to, and a job that I can do remotely from home is ideal. Surely in this era of "going green" and "reducing our carbon footprint" there exist such opportunities?
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How does Schwab compare to the more modern online brokers like E*Trade?
I started using Schwab because a girl I was dating at the time used them. That was 15 years ago, and I've never thought much about it. I'm highly illiterate (financially) and have mostly left my $50,000 -- $100,000 in low-return instruments.
My…
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Ongoing things to do and read to improve knowledge of finance?
In this forum, there are a lot of people whose primary job is programming. And yet they are very knowledgeable on a lot of financial topics.
Can you please share what you do/read on a regular basis to have this knowledge?
Like... a new book every…
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Where to find site with earnings calendar?
Is there a website with a company earnings calendar for exchange-listed equities using symbol look-up? I am not trying to backtest a trading strategy, so I'm not interested in historical data. I just want to know the date when earnings reports are…
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Online shopping: order date vs shipping date vs charge date
I’m not sure how long this pattern has been going on but I just noticed certain charges on my credit card statement do not match the order date for my online purchases, particularly with Amazon.com. When I look at some order history I can highlight…
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Is there a website which shows indexes and their corresponding ETFs?
I am looking for a website which shows a list of indexes and their corresponding ETFs. Specifically, I'm looking for a list where the first column lists indexes from around the world and the second column lists one or several ETFs which track that…
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Is it legal to hire people to generate traffic on a website?
Why do websites need to do that? It's all written in the title. Thanks in advance for any information on this.
Sally
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Which non-bank-specific online money management applications work for Canadian banks?
Mint.com has languished for years (over three now) in not supporting Canadian banks. Given that we only have a few, you would think it to be a small amount of work.
Update: Mint.com now supports Canadian banks! You just need to enter a zip code to…
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List of web sites or online forums for stock picking and security analysis
What are some quality web sites or online forums exclusively devoted to stock picking and security analysis? Paid sites are OK, too.
I am looking for a forum, rather than just a web site with analyst reports.
Victor123
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