Comments on: Last Chance: E*TRADE $25 Bonus http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/10/25/last-chance-etrade-25-bonus/ Talking about money, without being boring. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Stephanie http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/10/25/last-chance-etrade-25-bonus/comment-page-1/#comment-21722 Stephanie Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:51:17 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/10/25/last-chance-etrade-25-bonus/#comment-21722 Batman22: I read the link you posted, and I agree - I would have switched brokerages if that happened to me, as well. But that isn't the case with E*TRADE's savings account. I've had this account since February, and have no incurred a single fee with it. And the rate drop is not a case of "bait-and-switch" - nearly <b>all</b> online savings accounts have dropped their rates in the last few months because of the Fed dropping the national rate back in September. Batman22: I read the link you posted, and I agree - I would have switched brokerages if that happened to me, as well.

But that isn’t the case with E*TRADE’s savings account. I’ve had this account since February, and have no incurred a single fee with it.

And the rate drop is not a case of “bait-and-switch” - nearly all online savings accounts have dropped their rates in the last few months because of the Fed dropping the national rate back in September.

]]> By: batman22 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/10/25/last-chance-etrade-25-bonus/comment-page-1/#comment-21700 batman22 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:51:37 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/10/25/last-chance-etrade-25-bonus/#comment-21700 you are crazy to open an account with etrade. it's no big surprise they will bait and switch you, as you have already noticed ("One note: since they started this promotion, E*TRADE has dropped the rate on this account down to 4.7%."). http://www.bladam.com/main/entry/etrade-sucks/ you are crazy to open an account with etrade. it’s no big surprise they will bait and switch you, as you have already noticed (”One note: since they started this promotion, E*TRADE has dropped the rate on this account down to 4.7%.”).

http://www.bladam.com/main/entry/etrade-sucks/

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