Sharebuilder.com?
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I've always wanted to try sharebuilder. The investment gurus over at the Motley Fool have this to say about it:
Low-Cost Investing
There's a new breed of online investing service available that shares some characteristics with Drips and works a little like a brokerage, but with extra-low trading fees, such as $2.99 per trade. Two good examples are www.BuyandHold.com and www.ShareBuilder.com.
These are attractive options that Foolish investors should consider. They permit you to get started investing with as little as $20, and they have some advantages over traditional Drip plans. With Drips, it frequently takes weeks and some paperwork before you can buy or sell stock. Last time we checked, BuyandHold was executing trades twice daily and ShareBuilder once or twice a week. That's a big difference.
Once you're ready for individual stocks, jump in... or wade in slowly. You don't have to immediately plunk every dime you've got in stocks, though. Ease into it. Buy just a few shares of one or two companies to start. You don't have to wait for the perfect time, either. If you've found one or more very promising stocks trading at reasonable prices, consider investing a little in them now and more later.
sure is. i use it myself. have my ira money market and stocks with them.
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