Comments on: E*Trade Bungling http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/ Not just another (Canadian) financial blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: LordTedders http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4938 LordTedders Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:43:53 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4938 I would highly recommend checking out some of the more sophisticated brokerages that can offer better commissions and better services. Look into Interactive Brokers or MB Trading and I think you won't be disappointed. I would highly recommend checking out some of the more sophisticated brokerages that can offer better commissions and better services. Look into Interactive Brokers or MB Trading and I think you won’t be disappointed.

]]> By: Hughie McDermid http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4879 Hughie McDermid Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:01:04 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4879 Hughie says: I opened up a regular trade account and an RRSP trade account. I had a severance cheque purolated to Etrade to put in my RRSP account. Etrade could not deposit this government cheque as it was in my name. After several emails and telephoning them a person went physically to their banking section and found my cheque. They sat on this cheque for 6 weeks and then finally mailed it back to me. Was not impressed. I decided to remain with TD Waterhouse and opened an RRSP self directed account with them with this cheque. Went to my TD bank and they set everything up in one day. Etrade needs to get better organized. Hughie says: I opened up a regular trade account and an RRSP trade account. I had a severance cheque purolated to Etrade to put in my RRSP account. Etrade could not deposit this government cheque as it was in my name. After several emails and telephoning them a person went physically to their banking section and found my cheque. They sat on this cheque for 6 weeks and then finally mailed it back to me. Was not impressed. I decided to remain with TD Waterhouse and opened an RRSP self directed account with them with this cheque. Went to my TD bank and they set everything up in one day. Etrade needs to get better organized.

]]> By: Dave http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4798 Dave Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:03:27 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4798 Thanks for the tip. I'll do all my transfers electronically. They have actually created my account now. Just waiting for them to transfer over the stuff from Clearsight. I'm expecting it all to take a while. Thanks for the tip. I’ll do all my transfers electronically. They have actually created my account now. Just waiting for them to transfer over the stuff from Clearsight. I’m expecting it all to take a while.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4796 anonymous Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:21:44 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4796 I too have had similar problems setting up my etrade account. It took way too long, and after calling them, it looks like they were just sitting on my forms. It's all good now though. Their phone service is quite good. My other complaint, is that even after I've logged in, I still see the ad to "sign up for an e*trade account!" C'mon guys, you've already reeled me in. Oh, one more thing: don't deposit cheques with them. They will sit on it for weeks. Seems like the less humans involved, the smoother the transaction. I too have had similar problems setting up my etrade account. It took way too long, and after calling them, it looks like they were just sitting on my forms. It’s all good now though. Their phone service is quite good. My other complaint, is that even after I’ve logged in, I still see the ad to “sign up for an e*trade account!” C’mon guys, you’ve already reeled me in. Oh, one more thing: don’t deposit cheques with them. They will sit on it for weeks. Seems like the less humans involved, the smoother the transaction.

]]> By: Canadian Money Blogs Reviewer http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4698 Canadian Money Blogs Reviewer Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:08:32 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/01/08/etrade-bungling/#comment-4698 I found that Etrade was slow to open accounts and to give feedback. They're ok on the phone though. I've helped a few people open accounts and I found that getting Etrade to setup an electronic transfer works 1 time out of 3 on the first try! (I've just changed bank and I am getting the same problem again ... maybe I don't know how to fill forms! :-) Otherwise, I've been very happy with Etrade for 3 years now ... I found that Etrade was slow to open accounts and to give feedback. They’re ok on the phone though. I’ve helped a few people open accounts and I found that getting Etrade to setup an electronic transfer works 1 time out of 3 on the first try! (I’ve just changed bank and I am getting the same problem again … maybe I don’t know how to fill forms! :-)

Otherwise, I’ve been very happy with Etrade for 3 years now …

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