Providing brokerage services in the fields of securities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money market funds, commodities, futures, and options over a global communication network; providing investment services in the fields of securities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds,money market funds,commodities, futures, and options over a global communication network; providing check writing and bill payment and electronic fund transfer services over a global communication network; providing fixed income investment services over a global communication network; providing brokerage account and investment account information via a global communications network; providing financial planning and investment strategy information and analysis services via a global communications network; providing a website containing financial and investment information, financial and investment news, financial and investment research, financial and investment databases, all for use by investors in the analysis of investments, finances, and financial planning