Double Identity - online financial supermarkets - Statistical Data Included

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, June, 2000 by Manuel Schiffres

Firm                           Contact information

                                              WEB ADDRESS
                        PHONE NUMBER              (WWW.)

American Express        800-297-7378       americanexpress.com
Bank of America         800-926-1111        bankofamerica.com
Bank One                888-843-6382           bankone.com
Citibank                800-275-2484           citibank.com
DLJdirect               888-456-4355          dljdirect.com
Dreyfus/Mellon          800-896-8284           mymellon.com
Fidelity                800-544-8666           fidelity.com
Merrill Lynch Direct    877-653-4732         mldirect.ml.com
NetBank                 888-256-6932           netbank.com
Quick & Reilly/Fleet    800-672-7220             bkb.com
Charles Schwab          800-435-4000            schwab.com
TD Waterhouse           800-934-4448         tdwaterhouse.com
USABancShares.com       877-482-2650        usabancshares.com
WingspanBank.com        888-736-8611           wingspan.com

                        Synergy           Brokerage

Firm                                                MUTUAL
                                    COMMISSIONS     FUNDS

American Express          **         *****          ***
Bank of America          ****          **            **
Bank One                  ***         ***            *
Citibank                  ***         ***            *
DLJdirect                 **          ***           ****
Dreyfus/Mellon             *          ****          ****
Fidelity                 ****         ***           ***
Merrill Lynch Direct     *****         *             **
NetBank                   **          ****          ****
Quick & Reilly/Fleet      ***         ***           ****
Charles Schwab           ****          *            ****
TD Waterheuse            ****        *****          ****
USABancShares.com          *          ***            *
WingspanBank.com         *****        ***           ***

                                    Brokerage

Firm                                BROKERAGE     MARGIN
                        RESEARCH       FEES        RATES

American Express          ****          **         ***
Bank of America            **           **         ****
Bank One                   **           *           **
Citibank                   **           **         ****
DLJdirect                  ***          **         ***
Dreyfus/Mellon              *         *****       *****
Fidelity                  *****        ***         ***
Merrill Lynch Direct      *****       *****         *
NetBank                    **           **         ***
Quick & Reilly/Fleet        *          ****        ****
Charles Schwab            ****         ***         ***
TD Waterheuse              **         *****       *****
USABancShares.com           *          ***         ****
WingspanBank.com          ****         ***         ***

                                          Banking

                                                  CO YIELDS/
Firm                                  BILL-       INTEREST     BANK
                          ATMS        PAYING        RATES      FEES

American Express          *****        ***           ****       ***
Bank of America            **         *****           **       *****
Bank One                    *           **            **       *****
Citibank                  ****        *****          ***       ****
DLJdirect                   *     not available      ****        *
Dreyfus/Mellon              *           *             *          *
Fidelity                   **           **           ***       *****
Merrill Lynch Direct        *           **           ***        ***
NetBank                    **         *****          ****       **
Quick & Reilly/Fleet      ****        *****          ****      ****
Charles Schwab             ***          **           ****      ****
TD Waterheuse              **         *****          ***       *****
USABancShares.com         ****         ****          ****       ***
WingspanBank.com           ***        *****          ***       *****

                             Customer Service        Overall

Firm                         PHONE
                            RESPONSE   STATEMENTS

American Express               **          ***         ****
Bank of America                **           *           **
Bank One                      ***           **          *
Citibank                      ***           *          ***
DLJdirect                      *          *****         **
Dreyfus/Mellon                ****          **          **
Fidelity                       *           ****        ***
Merrill Lynch Direct          ***         *****        ***
NetBank                       ****          *          ***
Quick & Reilly/Fleet         *****          *          ****
Charles Schwab                 *           ****        ***
TD Waterheuse                  **         *****       *****
USABancShares.com             ***           *           **
WingspanBank.com             *****        *****       *****

 

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