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First Time in the US

Is this your first time to the US?  Many things would have pulled your attention. Length/Distance: feet/miles vs m/km Weight: lb vs kg Driving on the right side of the road is the right way Power switch on is off and vice versa Rubber vs eraser - When you write something wrong and you want to erase it, you use an eraser Bill vs check - After dining at a restaurant you ask for check. Currency note is a bill. One dollar bill. Apple doesn't sell PCs in the US. They instead sell Personal Computers!! PC means Windows Personal Computer In movies, saving America is synonymous to saving the world You better start liking football (Not soccer). Its American Football a lighter version of Rugby. Its called football because, its played with a foot length ball. If you pay your credit card bill in full, some might think you are crazy because they think, why pay in full, when it says "minimum payment due" is far less. Don't be belittled. Just do what you think i...

Loyal3 commission free stock trading

Loyal3 (www.loyal3.com) NO LONGER AVAILABLE A social stock trading platform with no brokerage fees or commission. It is easy to use and understand. It explains things in a way which is understandable for novice. It has a very user friendly website (www.loyal3.com). Its first IPO was AMC which started trading on Dec 18, 2013. As of 1/27/2014, 55 company stocks can be traded via Loyal3. Loyal3 in the News: 01/09/2014 - Loyal3 announces it's 2nd IPO - Santander Consumer USA in NYSE under symbol SC (Range: $100 - $10,000) 12/17/2013 - Loyal3 announces it's 1st IPO - AMC lets its movie fans buy into its IPO in NYSE under symbol AMC (Range: $350 - $2500) 05/13/2013 - Loyal3 recieves 18 million dollars in Series C financing Pros Commission free trading Invest as low as $10 Very easy to understand user interface Partial stock ownership. Ability to own high priced stocks Has the ability for monthly fixed investment Can use credit card for payment at no extra...