Consumerism Commentary - Latest Comments in New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Ross Hosman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:49:21 -0000

Stay away from technology stocks and take on some of the financial stocks that have taken a beating such as countrywide, wamu and citibank (after they announce their next writedown).

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Susan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:16:08 -0000

Thanks for this! I've been thinking about opening an account with them and this is the motivation I needed. :)

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

rocketc — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:53:03 -0000

I earned about $350 in bonuses from Sharebuilder last year. In the meantime, we had another child. .. might try for another $50.

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Harlan Landes — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:55:59 -0000

You always have to look out for fees. I was sure to invest $4 less than the bonus amounts to ensure I wasn't using my "own" money to pay for the transaction fee. That doesn't take care of what it will cost to sell.

It appears that you'll have to pay $9.95 to sell down the road. If you want to transfer your holdings out of ShareBuilder without selling, the fee is $50.

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Brian B. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:58:51 -0000

Watch out for those fees! any transaction you make will cost you at least $4, so if you are going to use Sharebuilder for recurring monthly investments, it can definitely be expensive if you make more frequent, small transactions, rather than saving up and doing one large lump sum transaction.

That being said, I used the Promos at sharebuilder for myself, my wife and a custodial account for our daughter. I invested in AAPL and GOOG, and they've both done fairly well since then!

Re: New $25 Sharebuilder Bonus Promotional Offer

Raymond — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:36:59 -0000

Sharebuilder is particularly good for newbies since they provide pretty decent tutorials.