It has been too long a period since my last blog and that is
deplorable. An update of sorts is called for within the confines of my little
world.
I've finally got some skin in the game, so to speak, in the
investing game. I took the plunge at the end of July, converting my E.S.P.P.
shares into dollars and switching them to a commercial stock brokerage, Firstrade
My
choice of Firstrade was based on their low commission cost, acceptance of my
foreign residency and no maintenance fees. That combination was surprisingly
difficult to find and downright impossible in Ireland, which suffers from
outrageous fee structures due to the small market for stocks and securities and
general public ignorance to the markets.
Other highlights has been a fantastic summer in Ireland, trips to foreign locations for long weekends and a general good time!
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