Comments on: Buy Stocks Directly at ComputerShare: The Complete Process

By: Sun

Sun — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:40:30 +0000

Niki: I think you still can buy high quality stocks with DRIP/DSPP plans. BofA was, I think, a good company when I bought the stock before it was hit by the financial crisis and all the problems surfaced afterward. Pfizer has the problem of its pipeline. That said, there are still good companies with dividend growth year after year that you can buy through DRIP/DSPP plans like those offered through ComputerShare. Since most of these stocks are not high-growth, high-volatility stocks, I do feel that I don’t have to actively manage the accounts.

By: Niki Arinze

Niki Arinze — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:33:31 +0000

Sun,
Can you really get high quality stock with these DRIP plans? Bank of America and Pfizer was another one I saw was mentioned are not good companies? Are DRIP plans for people who do not actively manage their accounts?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:57:58 +0000

It was good that you went through the process using computerShare in this post.

By: BD

BD — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:53:47 +0000

The following do not have any purchase fees and have a very low monthly automatic investment requirement at computershare …

BDX ($50/mo – no purchase fees)
XOM ($50/mo – no purchase fees)
LMT ($50/mo – no purchase fees)
OKE ($25/mo – no purchase fees)

These are no brainers.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:22:32 +0000

Nice post, well explained. I love DRIPs. I’ve also written quite a bit about them on my site. I’m a Computershare user, have been for just about ten years now. I own about 15-16 DRIPs this way. It’s really the best option for the average person, in my opinion.