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The Online Brokerage Wars: E*Trade Offers Compelling Risk/Reward

Call security--The real expert is here and he wants to "speak" at our seminar. lol.

Commodities are high risk and are part of a well diversified portfolio. People that are retired should put their money in bonds and fixed income type securities primarily. Us high-flying 37 year old lawyers with a long time horizon can play the market a bit with higher risk stuff. The reality is that Etrade is my highest risk play right now. I guess sirius would also fit that mark. Actually--the biggest high risk investment is my wife. Divorse is the single most financially devstating thing that can happen to anyone who makes money.

The Online Brokerage Wars: E*Trade Offers Compelling Risk/Reward

No one who pays that much in taxes--unless they are a lottery winner with no financial ability--would sell their entire position, pay a bunch of capital gains, just to move their account. That is why this did not happen.

On another note--I sense somthing is in the works, like another company buying etrade. Why wouldnt you? Wells Fargo for instance...8$ share.

The Online Brokerage Wars: E*Trade Offers Compelling Risk/Reward

100,000 in cap gains taxes? If you owe that much and have that much money, you would have known about the right to transfer your account without selling stocks. Shorter exposed.