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Finally - A mobile site for me (and...
Posted: Apr 9, 2009 1:16 PM CDT
I am excited about the new mobile trading site (m.scottrade.com). It is still in Beta so we haven't advertised it yet to our... (more)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 12:31 PM CDT
As I was running 7 miles on Sunday as part of a training plan to prepare for an upcoming half-marathon in April (The GO! St. Louis Half... (more)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 2:08 PM CDT
You might have noticed I have been absent from community for the last few weeks. I had a good reason - I was on VACATION! I took a... (more)
My Profile
Gender: Female
Year of Birth:
Trading Experience: I have been invested in the markets since I can remember. When I was growing up, my grandparents would give me a few shares of stock every Christmas. It was fun (and a great learning experience) to watch the stock grow and split. Nothing can beat the thrill of watching a good trade or investment.
Career: I have been at Scottrade for over 5 years! I started as a broker and quickly moved to Product Development and then to Customer Education. Before Scottrade I was at a full service financial industry firm.
Hobbies/Interests: I like to run (slowly!), read, and cook.
About Me: Education is so important to Scottrade and our customers, I am proud to be the Customer Education Manager here at Scottrade. It is exciting to work for a company that sincerely cares about their customer's success and wants to make your trading experience as positive as possible. We are excited you are a member of our online community and we value your feedback. If you have any topics you would like to see covered (either in a video, article, etc.) - just send me a message.
Education: B.S. in Finance from Truman State University.
M.B.A. University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Series 7 and 66.
My Trading
I have been a Scottrade client for ...: 3-5 years
My primary trading platform is ...: ScottradeELITE
I have traded the following in the last 6 months ...: Stocks, ETFs
Do you have a Margin Account?: yes
The number of trades I average in a month is:
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Hi Education Gal - April 11, 2009 - 10:14 AM
Thanks for adding me as your friend. From all of your years of experience, what would be the most important investing concept that you would recommend someone to try learn who is new to this like me? Thanks!