ZeccoPulse

Women May Want to Save More for the Future

2008-07-23T17:05:00Z

By Candice Choi, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — Women may not earn as much as men or climb the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh because they live longer. Right? As it turns out, women probably are not saving enough to bankroll those extra years in style...(read more)

Zecco Recruiting Community Advocates!

2008-07-17T01:20:00Z

As Zecco continues to hone it's customer experience, we are actively recruiting ZeccoShare Advocates. Advocates are community members who help Zecco keep tabs on the community, who give us feedback about new features and who test and discuss features that have yet to be released...(read more)

Meet Rjlpack - Zecco's July Investing Rockstar

2008-07-08T14:08:00Z

As most members of our community already know ZeccoShare picks an investor to feature every few weeks. These investors are selected because of their performance primarily, but we’re looking forward to finding good community members who participate in our blogs and forums, join groups and make new friends. ...(read more)

Zecco Rolls Out New Features

2008-07-02T16:00:00Z

At Zecco, we’ve been working on building new features and tools faster than the DOW fell last week. ...(read more)

Zecco Hosts Happy Hour

2008-07-01T08:30:00Z

Zecco’s first happy hour at Harrington’s Bar & Grill in the financial district of San Francisco was a success. Approximately fifty customers, friends and Zecco employees met in person to get to know one another, joke about how we all suffered losses during last week’s Dow hemorrhage and share ideas for ways to make the Zecco experience even more kick ass. Several great conclusions were reached during our 2 hours....(read more)

Lunch 2.0 At Zecco. There is Such Thing As a Free Lunch.

2008-06-25T13:12:00Z

When Zecco first launched, we picketed on Wall Street with signs saying “There Is Such Thing as a Free Lunch,” and handed out free hot dogs to passers-by from the famous New York hot dog stands. The point was to prove to the Wall Street elite that a revolution was coming – one that injects community, transparency, and free services into an industry that is based on just the opposite....(read more)

Paperless Statements

2008-06-17T21:53:00Z

Many Zecco Trading customers have already gone green with paperless documents. What are you waiting for? Sign up now and you can conveniently access your account statements and trade confirmations online, all while saving some trees. It's easy -- you'll receive an email notification whenever a new electronic document becomes available...(read more)

Zecco Welcomes New Community MC

2008-06-12T23:32:00Z

Fellow Zecconians! It’s an honor to meet you all. I’m excited to introduce myself as the newly minted Community Manager. My name is John, but you’ll see me online as MC Moore$. I’m a closet investor who has been reading the Journal and picking stocks since I was 16...(read more)

New Quotes and Research

2008-06-05T23:56:00Z

Hopefully you’ve noticed major improvements to the Quotes & Research center here at Zecco. We’ve been running the new version in Beta mode for the past month or so, and received such overwhelmingly positive feedback that we decided to make it permanent...(read more)

Zecco / GainsKeeper Performance Metrics

2008-05-19T15:26:00Z

Performance is tricky. And I’m not talking about figuring out how to get your portfolio to perform well (that’s tough too). But figuring out how to tell whether or not you’re performing well – and then comparing your performance to others – is one of the most complex problems in investment science...(read more)

Zecco Takes Home Two Top Honors

2008-04-30T23:05:00Z

The past few days have been pretty good for Zecco. On Monday, we were kindly chosen as the best online broker from the great readers of the Five Cent Nickel blog ( see coverage here ). It’s a huge honor to beat out competitors like Scottrade and E*Trade as people's favorites...(read more)

Zecco Is On A Roll, Next Stop: Finovate Startup

2008-04-26T11:00:00Z

The dust of the Web 2.0 Expo has hardly settled. Still, no time to sit back and relax as Finovate Startup is in town on April 29. What is this event about? In Finovate's own terms: "Come see dozens of the hottest financial technology startups show off their products in a fast, fun, single-day format in San Francisco...(read more)

Impressions From the Web 2.0 Expo

2008-04-24T16:32:00Z

One of the most encouraging and motivating aspects of the first two days’ worth of sessions I attended was the clear message that success is driven by delivering an awesome user experience. Words like beautiful, delightful, and polite seemed to dominate the discourse...(read more)

Zecco at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco

2008-04-21T11:00:00Z

Zecco is proud to be associated with the Web 2.0 movement. Why? Because we are true believers that Web 2.0 is not just a fancy label or a temporary fad. Web 2.0 is about harnessing the collective intelligence of people using the Internet, and how this can enable businesses to deliver unparalleled user experiences...(read more)

Zecco Keeps The New Features Coming!

2008-04-17T18:00:00Z

We’re hard at work to make Zecco the most exciting destination for your investing research, so we’re pleased to let you know of some major improvements to the Community and Quotes & Research sections of the site. Make sure to check out them out! Personal Dashboard As soon as you sign in, you’re taken to your new personal dashboard, which gives you instant visibility into the markets, your portfolio at Zecco Trading, and the discussions taking place throughout the community...(read more)