HSA Resources to Offer Brokerage Services for Its Health Savings Account Customers Through OptionsXpress

HSA Resources to begin offering brokerage services though optionsXpress.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 2, 2005 -- HSA Resources, a provider of Health Savings Accounts, and optionsXpress, ranked the top online brokerage for the past three years by Barron’s, today announced an agreement to provide securities brokerage services to HSA customers. HSA Resources provides a fully serviced HSA solution with FDIC-insured checking, debit card, ACH and online services for its customers.

“As HSAs explode in popularity, many of our customers have accumulated significant balances,” said HSA Resources Vice President, Steve Hansen. “Our partnership with optionsXpress provides us with a low-cost, easy-to-use online brokerage platform that will allow our customers to easily manage their health savings accounts.”    

The agreement with optionsXpress allows HSA Resources to offer brokerage services and a broad array of investment choices to manage their HSA assets for future healthcare needs.

“HSA Resources is one of the true leaders in the booming health savings account market,” said David Kalt, CEO of optionsXpress. “Like optionsXpress, the company is continually looking for innovative new ways to better serve their clientele. We are excited about helping HSA owners invest and grow their healthcare dollars through stocks, options, mutual funds and bonds.”

About HSA Resources
HSA Resources provides Health Savings Accounts on a nationwide basis through partnerships with insurance agents, insurance companies and directly to consumers. The company provides accounts that are easy to use with minimal fees by employing internet applications including automatic funds transfers. For more information about HSA Resources, please visit our website at www.HSAResources.com or call us at 1.866.757.4727.

About OptionsXpress
OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc. provides innovative securities brokerage products and services for investor education, strategy evaluation and trade execution. Through its subsidiaries optionsXpress, an online brokerage, and brokersXpress, an online trading and reporting platform for independent investment professionals, the company offers a wide range of investor tools, licensed customer service and competitive commissions. OptionsXpress has been named the top online securities brokerage by Barron’s in its last three annual surveys (2003, 2004 and 2005) and the top discount securities brokerage by SmartMoney in 2004. It was also named “Favorite Options Site” by Forbes Best of the Web in 2004.

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