Sharebuilder Reviews

First came my ING Direct saving account and ultimately a promotional offer whereby I would get $25 for branching out into a Sharebuilder venture.  Such a deal was enough to seduce me and I've never looked back since.

My poison (I mean, stock) of choice is Whirlpool and every month $100 is automatically transferred from my checking account at Charter One to Sharebuilder to buy WHR shares.  (There is a nominal charge per trade, I think it may be four or five dollars).  So far, everything has worked perfectly (wait a minute, I have to knock on wood!) and even the latest economic adversities have...

Investment is important to a solid financial strategy, yet many people forgo investing due to lack of knowledge. If you would like to get started on building a portfolio but would like some assistance, there is one web site that can help you get going for relatively low cost. The site is Sharebuilder.com an on- line financial brokerage service.  

Brokerage Commentary:

Sharebuilder.com offers investment accounts, online trading in real time, investment research, and most all of the other tools normally associated with an online brokerage company. In addition, it also offers credit reports, insurance,...

"Investment Plan" buys for only $4.00 a pop.  Great for starters, but one should build up their money in the "Money Market" account before placing a trade.  Buying one share of stock at a time at $4.00 translates into $400.00 commission on 100 share blocks. 

They started charging for "enhanced" services a year or so ago that used to be free, but you can still have a "basic" account with no monthly fees. 

Margin rates upwards of 11% can cut deep into profits if you are not careful.  They also do not allow you to buy all stocks available.  If they don't like a stock, you can't buy it.  Investment...

If your looking for an affordable and convenient way to invest look no further. Sharebuilder is unique because it offers the ordinary "Joe" the opportunity to invest in some of the world's best blue chip companies, mutual funds and ETF's. They do this by focusing on the number of securities purchased rather than by share. This is one of the few brokerage firms that allow an investor to purchase fractional shares of a security. This is possible because of Sharebuilder's low transactions fees which are directly related to the number of different companies purchased rather than the amount of shares...

I highly recommend Sharebuilder for beginning investors. The automatic investment plan works amazingly for me, but it may not be right for more aggressive or advanced investors. Basically, it lets you invest money every Tuesday for a real cheap price - if you are willing to buy on that schedule then it is the best bang for your buck. I am in it for the long term, so waiting for Tuesdays to invest is easy for me.

Also, it is very easy to use, reliable, great customer service, and addictive to check every hour. I have heard a lot of more advanced investor's complain - but for me, it is just right!...

Overview
Registration - A
Trading - F
Charts - D
Research Tools - F
Commissions and Fees(Pass/Fail) - Pass

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Sharebuilder (now a part of ING Direct), is a great service for people like me. I am a young professional with little experience with, or for that matter, interest in investing. That said, I do want to begin to take control of my finances and make smart, albeit rather small invests with the option to increase investments later. For this, Sharebuilder is the perfect choice. I have it set up so that my checking account sends a small payment each week to my Sharebuilder account (note: if you choose this, make sure you set it up as an "ACH" on the Sharebuilder side, and not a transfer/wire on your...

I bagan using Sharebuilder in January 2009.  I have a 401K account through work that has been doing terrible over the last year like everyone else's is doing.  My husband talked me into getting into the market with Sharebuilder on a small sacle now that the market is as close to zero as you can get.  We started small with $100 a month and are now at $200 per month.  I received a bonus at work and put it into the account and we decided to not try and guess individual stocks that would go up, so we picked some ETF's (Exchange Traded Fund).  We feel like we almost know what we are doing, as the...

I have been investing with Sharebuilder for over six years now. I have found their fees to be reasonable, compared to other online brokers that I have had experience with. Recently, Scottrade tried to solicit me away from Sharebuilder. I asked Sharebuilder whether they would match the investment rates of this competing broker. They were not willing to do that, but they did offer me me three months of the advantage rate plan (for free). You can invest in many mutual funds, most US stocks, some foreign options, and many initial public offerings. Rates run $4 per pre-planned investment, and have recently...

I opened my Sharebuilder account about 5 years ago. One of the best financial decisions I've ever made!  Now that they are partnered with Ing it's even better. Sharebuilder is best for investors who just want to build up a basic retirement  portfolio.  Think long term, buy and hold.  Not that good a choice if you will be doing a lot of transactions every month a la day trader.

I use the automatic option and try to stash some money each paycheck and then once a month purchase small amounts of a number of stocks.  At first I was using the standard $4 per trade, but recently switched to the...