Our Mutual Friend, filmed in 1998, is based on a novel by Charles Dickens. This BBC mini-series is excellent. I have always said that the BBC knows best how to film English classics, and this series proves it once again. The story is too complex to re-tell here, besides, re-telling will spoil the fun. I will just say that the plot involves murder, arranged marriage, romance, attempted murder, s...

I have been banking with Washington Mutual since I was a child, with my first Savings account.  I have recently upgraded to the Free Checking, from a regular checking account.  The Free Checking doesn't offer you any interest rate, but, they do waive one overdraft fee a year.  I love the online bill pay.  You can set up as many payee's as you'd like, and pay all ...

I have had the Washington Mutual Credit Card for a little over a year, and I enjoy it quite a bit!  I use it mostly for online shopping, and enjoy the rewards program which was recently created.  The online servicing option is great.  I can look at my credit score instantly from one of the three bureaus.  They offer different value saving offers each month, as well as their ...

Having a bank account with washington mutual I thought was a good idea but getting constantly charged for this and that just doesn't make sense to even save money in there. It gets me upset the fact that I put money and they wind up taking it back for so much fees. I rather just save my money the old fashion way under my bed where I know i can find it where as leaving it at washington ...

I do not usually enjoy writing reviews like this one. I had considered making an investment with this company but when I checked into how many companies and states had kicked them out of their pension funds I was pretty amazed. I had the information to invest in their funds but after reading about what was going on regarding violations that the securities and exchange commission had to address ...

I have had a retirement fund I.R.A. with these folks for a while now. When you compare what they have to most of the options at the local banks there is just no comparison. Many banks want you to buy load funds with heavy fees for the investor. T.Rowe Price sells no load funds and keeps expenses to a minimum. If one were to go into a local bank they would most likely try to sell you a load...

    I have had many credit cards, and I have never had the experience with any that I have recently had with WAMU.    I had signed up for the card just so that I could get there free fico score.  My husband had a card with them and I seen he could get his score free whenever he wanted it or needed it,  I like that idea, so when they send me the pre-approv...

I wanted a bank account to use for my online business.  I checked out many online banking options and found one which has offered me a great service.  I found Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu).  You only need one dollar to open an account; the checking account is free; there is no cost for your first box of checks; the customer service is great; they are great about protecting your a...

    This facility is one of our familys favorite places to spend a day. There is a nice lawn seatting area that is great for the kids . Bring a glove if your going to sit on Home Run Hill , chances are very good that  your going to get a chance to catch a ball. Our great team is known for putting them out of the park. The price is right $4.00 if you sit on the hill, bring a ...

Your one stop insurance company has it all and customer service kudos as well.  I have been with this company for 26+ years and they have never left me disappointed or dissatisfied.  Liberty Mutual offers life, automobile, and home insurance.  They also offer insurances for businesses as well.  I have had at least 4 home insurance claims and several auto insurance claims ove...

I own this mutual fund for my Roth Ira. The manager of the fund is a gentlemen by the name of Brian Rogers. He has managed this fund since 1985 with awesome results. Above I scored the commission area a 5 because this is a no load fund meaning you do not pay a commission to buy this fund if you by direct from T.Rowe Price. By comparison you could easily pay 5-6% in load fee's if you buy a m...

This is one of greatest mutual funds that I have ever seen. It has been around for many years and always seems to make their investors money even in years when the stock market does not do well overall. I remember when the market took a big hit in 2002 this fund actually still made money for its investors.  For years this fund was managed by the wizardry of Steve Boesel who recently retire...

This is one of Vanguards best funds. It is considered to be a balanced fund which has about 2/3 of the portfolio in stocks and the other 1/3 in fixed income investments as in bonds. It is one of investment adviser Morningstar's favorite sleep at night funds. I am not surprised at this as the funds long term bear market rank is better than 86% of its peers. This fund has lost money in only 3...

MoneySense is the premier Canadian magazine for the savy and not so savy investor. I fall into the later category. I find that their articles make simple the most complex finanial plan and in conjunction with their website, you'd be able to create your own retirement or savings plans to meet your goals. The edition I'm reviewing is for October 2007 where the entire magazine was dedicate...

I'm not a big investor, and I don't know much about stocks. I know the difference between a blue chip and a penny stock, but that's about it. I'd been reading the Wall Street Journal at work, and often found myself confused by the content. A friend of mine suggested I try Investor's Business Daily  instead.I got a three-month subscription free from a promotion for anoth...