Comments on: ShareBuilder: Getting Flexible with How to Invest? http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rocketchttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-14170 rocketc Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:54:31 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/brokerage/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-14170 For guys like me who have less than $5000 in retirement/investment assets, Sharebuilder's bonuses are the biggest growth area of our portfolios. :) For guys like me who have less than $5000 in retirement/investment assets, Sharebuilder’s bonuses are the biggest growth area of our portfolios. :)

]]> By: Mercedeshttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13991 Mercedes Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:19:50 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/brokerage/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13991 Hey, just realized that they are probably getting more competitive since you can setup a drip with Zecco and now SogoInvest which is also pretty cheap at 3 bucks. Just went into my account with sogoinvest which I was abandoning because of a lack of drip, when I went into the trade menu and at the bottom it mentioned "dividend reinvestment plan' or about there, so now it makes sense that sharebuilder is adding more features and flexibility.So I'll be keeping all 3 accounts but I'm no longer putting my money into my Sharebuilder account. Hey, just realized that they are probably getting more competitive since you can setup a drip with Zecco and now SogoInvest which is also pretty cheap at 3 bucks. Just went into my account with sogoinvest which I was abandoning because of a lack of drip, when I went into the trade menu and at the bottom it mentioned “dividend reinvestment plan’ or about there, so now it makes sense that sharebuilder is adding more features and flexibility.

So I’ll be keeping all 3 accounts but I’m no longer putting my money into my Sharebuilder account.

]]> By: Sunhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13857 Sun Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:04:44 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/brokerage/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13857 Yes, I usually buy stocks with a relative large lump sum and they are purchased in real time through Scottrade, my primary broker. If I buy a couple of thousands worth of stocks, paying $7 commission isn't really a big deal. With ShareBuilder, I only use it to buy PFM, an ETF that I treat more like a mutual fund than as a stock. So at the beginning I decided to take a gradual approach, buying a small among each time. But it's still not cost efficient as they charge $4 for every planned trade. Yes, I usually buy stocks with a relative large lump sum and they are purchased in real time through Scottrade, my primary broker. If I buy a couple of thousands worth of stocks, paying $7 commission isn’t really a big deal. With ShareBuilder, I only use it to buy PFM, an ETF that I treat more like a mutual fund than as a stock. So at the beginning I decided to take a gradual approach, buying a small among each time. But it’s still not cost efficient as they charge $4 for every planned trade.

]]> By: MoneyNinghttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13843 MoneyNing Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:13:17 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/brokerage/sharebuilder-getting-flexible/#comment-13843 Fees are a killer for smaller portfolios, but I'm surprised you use these services with your large lump sum of cash especially when you buy individual stocks. The brokerages that charge you a higher fee has one distinct advantage which is being able to get priority on their stock orders. This means that in a marker order, you might get a better priced, or in a limit order, it will be filled faster.It seems to me from your articles that you trade in pretty large chunks of cash, and even a $0.01 difference is way more than the $10 or so that you would have to pay in commissions so you might want to look into that. Btw, this is the primary reason why I still stay with etrade, even though I have buy stocks with less money than you so my commission percentage would be higher. Fees are a killer for smaller portfolios, but I’m surprised you use these services with your large lump sum of cash especially when you buy individual stocks. The brokerages that charge you a higher fee has one distinct advantage which is being able to get priority on their stock orders. This means that in a marker order, you might get a better priced, or in a limit order, it will be filled faster.

It seems to me from your articles that you trade in pretty large chunks of cash, and even a $0.01 difference is way more than the $10 or so that you would have to pay in commissions so you might want to look into that. Btw, this is the primary reason why I still stay with etrade, even though I have buy stocks with less money than you so my commission percentage would be higher.

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