Pros: Wide range of choices, easy to use Cons: Not like a traditional brokerage account
I have been a traditional investor for quite a while, always having kept a full service brokerage account. In addition to that account, I had participated in Dividend Reinvestment Plans since I was a teenager, and saw first hand the benefits of...
Pros: Ease of use, CHEAP!!!, trustworthy, over 2000 stocks to choose from Cons: none!
Let's face it. Internet trading is the way to go these days. Online brokers offer much cheaper real-time trades, allowing a wider variety of people to invest. In today's flux market, it is sometimes hard to pick one stock that will give maximum...
Pros: Great amount of research available, including graphs Cons: Sharebuilder is not up and running yet, so not much is known...Also, there are so far only about 1500 +/- companies that have any mention on the site, since not every company has this kind of service
For those of us that don't have the $2,000-$5,000 needed to open a brokerage account, there are alternatives.....Netstock is a website that provides the prospectus and other information on many different companies, such as Intel, Mattel, Coca-Cola, etc,...
Pros: Designed for the novice, great choices, educates the potential investor Cons: None--I'm so glad I found it!
I'm pretty new to this investment thing--other than my 401K at work, I'm a real novice. I found Netstock Direct while surfing the web, and I LOVE IT! I've learned a lot, just from reading the different info provided on the website and its links.
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Pros: Easy, no minimum amount to start up account Cons: Hard to keep track of each trade. Confusing emails.
I researched a ton of different investing companies (AmeriTrade, ETrade, Charles Schwab) and found that NetStock was the best one for me. There were several reasons for this.
I think that investing on a regular basis is very, very...
Pros: Very easy to use, good for long term investing Cons: Not for making quick money
I recently was reading an article in USA Today online, and came across a section that was dealing with online-trading. I have been wanting to jump into the game of trading, but have been kind of leary of it after reading epinions on Ameritrade, Etrade,...
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