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To: shades who wrote (68322)	9/2/2005 9:03:31 AM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Shades Re: "Brokers" They are all out to screw you, all of them. <g> These days I think maybe Waterhouse is probably the worst, but they have such energetic competition for last place that the call would be tough to make. Tradesstation is maybe the best I know of. The Schwab Level 2 is good, lots of useful features and good technical support. I like their Canadian trading desk too, they are very helpful. That sweep shouldn't matter, they have a whole bunch of MM funds and you can buy those daily if you like. That is the least of my problems with a broker, trading matters and costs is the biggie. The Schwab fee structure is best if you trade $5 shares; the Tradestation fee structure is best if you trade $50 shares. With Schwab a round trip costs $20 and if you can't make money with that you shouldn't make the trade. <g> BTW, I think that RYWBX weak dollar fund is a fairly safe bet, at least for a while. WIth all this Katrina destruction it seems likely that rates will be kept lower longer. And that calls for a weak dollar, I think. And the NG royalty trusts are going parabolic. Slagle