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Sharebuilder: Controlling Our Own Destiny
by AliventiAsylum | Dec 13 '04
Pros: no minimums, annual fees only on IRAs and ESAs, low fees, easy to use
Cons: not much help transferring stocks from our old account

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OVERALL RATING
Product Rating: 5.0



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So what does Fidelity charge? (Reply to this comment)
by tahurviejo
Excuse me. You said that you left Sharebuilder to return to Fidelity because S/B's fees are too high. So let us know what fees you pay to Fidelity per trade and to maintain your account.?
Nov 06 '06
10:13 pm PST

Re: ShareBuilder (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
They are running a special for the beginning of the year with A Portfolio Builder option - you should look into it!

Patti
Jan 06 '05
11:15 am PST

ShareBuilder (Reply to this comment)
by srandazzo
Nice Review. I was looking to start investing online, but wasn't sure where to go. Your review did it. Now, I have my fingers crossed.
Jan 05 '05
12:48 pm PST

Re: Hmmm... (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
The only account maintenance fees are for IRAs. Otherwise you can choose your plan. With mine, I pay just $4 per trade.

Good luck!

Patti
Dec 27 '04
2:24 pm PST

Hmmm... (Reply to this comment)
by LaurenMarie
No fees you say hmm....?
This is something to think about :-)
Great review.
Dec 26 '04
8:27 pm PST

Re: I used (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
Oh yes, they are wonderful in being able to have an account and not have to worry about the fees! I am so very happy with them. Just got my last two checks from MSDW - happy to invest now with Sharebuilder instead.

Thanks for the comment

Patti
Dec 18 '04
1:16 pm PST

I used (Reply to this comment)
by jps246
to have an Ameritrade account, but closed that out after the fees seemed to get more numerous than anything else. Then Delta offered a program to earn skymiles with Sharebuilder, so I opened an account a few months ago - and so far I've really liked it. Overall, for someone like me who doesn't invest that much - the fees are significantly less than a larger brokerage.

Great review as always,
Jeff
Dec 15 '04
5:41 am PST

Re: -- (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
It's those per month fees that stink. Unless you're going to be trading a whole lot, they just don't make sense. Sharebuilder has so ar been pretty good to me.

Patti
Dec 14 '04
3:56 pm PST

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by matthewn
I was with a buyandhold.com account. They only took a $4 transaction fee, but then after that they started charging me a $7 per month fee. I was like 'screw that' then closed my account and moved it over to Fidelity with my other investments like my ROTH and what not.

Matt
Dec 13 '04
6:25 pm PST
   

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