[OT] Brokerage for the D Language Foundation

[Mark via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 17 September 2016 at 14:22:03 UTC, Andrei 
Alexandrescu wrote:
> The Foundation's cash os currently sitting in a checking 
> account at Bank of America. I've googled for things like 
> "brokerage accounts for non-profit" and figured that most or 
> all deep discount brokers (Fidelity, Merrill, Etrade etc) allow 
> opening accounts for non-profit organizations. Bank of America 
> has a partnership with Merrill Edge, which I hadn't heard of 
> before (likely a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch).
> So, any suggestions on which brokerage would work best for the 
> Foundation? TD Ameritrade would be the familiar choice for me. 
> On the other hand, I'd be interested in trying something new. 
> Thanks in advance for any insights! -- Andrei

As jmh530 pointed out, the time horizon is probably the most 
important parameter in an investment. If you can put the money 
aside for at least one year, I think you can make 1-2% a year 
without taking a lot of risk, e.g. by investing in 
investment-grade corporate bonds with short maturity.