Opening a Roth IRA account? Check out E-Trade’s current offer.

A few months back we covered the exceptional deal coming from E-Trade and thought we’d give it another shout out for those of you whom are considering opening a new IRA (Individual Retirement Account).

Currently the deal is this, if you open your new IRA or Roth IRA with E-Trade they will grant you 100 free trades. Considering the fact that E-Trade and other brokerage accounts generally charge between $8-$20 per trade, makes this one very noteworthy offer. Essentially E-Trade is Read more…

Miners Bank’s 2 year CD promotion yielding 4.06% APY

We just got tipped off on a fantastic 2 year certificate of deposit promotion which is going on through a small community bank called Miners Bank, out of Minersville, Pennsylvania. Currently they are offering local customers a promotional 2 year CD with an amazing APY of 4.06%.

Thanks to frequent BankVibe reader/contributor Farmer Frank who mailed me the promotional flier, actual copy of the certificate of deposit, and a few other pieces Read more…

E-Trade’s Online Savings Account Rate (down to 1.20%)

The downward spiral continued today for online savings account rates, this time coming from E-Trade. If you have been patiently waiting to get into one of these online savings accounts then you must feel like this rate slashing will never end. To be honest though, after a few decent weeks on wall street and one particular big earnings report from Wells Fargo I thought we were headed towards more lucrative savings Read more…

E-Trade’s IRA bonus – $800 worth of Free Trades!

A few weeks ago BankVibe noted a fantastic IRA bonus from E-Trade. Currently they are offering new customers an IRA (individual retirement account) with 100 free trades! E-trade typically charges $7.99 per trade, thus making this offer worth up to $800!

If you have been looking into opening an IRA account, than this is probably your most lucrative offer if you don’t receive matching programs through your place of employment. With the Read more…

Another savings rate drop from E-Trade

E-Trade dropped it’s savings rate from 1.95% apy down to 1.70% apy, making this their fourth rate drop in 2009. The new savings rate has become effective today (March 13, 2009).

Online savings accounts in general have been out of favor for conservative investors lately, giving way to other savings platforms such as peer to peer lending and high yield checking.

E-trade isn’t the only online savings institution dropping their rates; HSBC, WTDirect, ING Direct and GMAC Bank have all decreased their Read more…