aiki14
12-04-2006, 08:03 AM
Not a whole lot of real information however one thing he did say that struck me as important. Using a real person investment advisor. I trade on two platforms for a couple of reasons. I use E-trade because my trading volume is such that I save on commissions, and I use Merrill Lynch because of the unparallelled research and the availability of proprietary info, and products that are unavailable using any individual discount broker. But my Merrill financial advisor is key in that he'll pick up the phone and give me a heads up on things, and if I have a technical question it gets answered and the answer has the weight of Merrill behind it, meaning you can believe it without going into case law etc. I am sure GS and Morgan etc. are similar, but can't speak to them first hand.
When the time comes to put your real money to work, a pro on your team is a distinct advantage, and I highly recommend it.
When the time comes to put your real money to work, a pro on your team is a distinct advantage, and I highly recommend it.