electronic services supplying information and support in the fields of finance and investment; providing real-time information regarding securities and investments, trading information, and confirmation of trading; securities brokerage services; execution services for securities and investments; tools that enable users to create customized online information delivery formats; brokerage services and support of brokerage services over a global communication network; providing investment services over a global communication network; providing check writing and bill payment services over a global communication network; providing payment services and fund transfer services over a global communication network; providing access by electronic communication networks to portfolio management services and tools and/or account information; providing access by electronic communication networks to decision making tools and investment research tools; providing access by electronic communication networks to news, information, research, databases, and analysis in the fields of investing, finance, financial planning, business, current events, government, and economics; providing news update alerts by electronic communication networks regarding market and news developments; providing an on-line bulletin board in the field of investment and financial matters; providing access to websites featuring information on investment and financial matters; providing online access to software for use in analyzing and accounting for financial investments; providing investment account information services by online or other electronic means; providing electronic management of investment accounts; custom software writing services; consulting services to financial and security companies