Comments on: ING Direct Lowered Commissions for ShareBuilder Accounts http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Llama Money http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-128860 Llama Money Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/12/18/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/#comment-128860 Even at $9.95 it's tough to swallow unless you're placing large orders. Like Eden said - investing $100 or $200 at a time doesn't make any sense if 5-10% of your money is instantly eaten by commissions. And of course you get to pay again when it's time to sell - making it even tougher to swallow. no-load Mutual funds are the way to go for small investors, I think. At least until you have enough to buy larger amounts of individual stock. Even at $9.95 it’s tough to swallow unless you’re placing large orders. Like Eden said – investing $100 or $200 at a time doesn’t make any sense if 5-10% of your money is instantly eaten by commissions. And of course you get to pay again when it’s time to sell – making it even tougher to swallow.

no-load Mutual funds are the way to go for small investors, I think. At least until you have enough to buy larger amounts of individual stock.

]]> By: Eden http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-128812 Eden Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:08:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/12/18/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/#comment-128812 That's a good move. My only problem with Sharebuilder has been that they encourage small investments and a $4 charge on $100 or less is quite large. That’s a good move. My only problem with Sharebuilder has been that they encourage small investments and a $4 charge on $100 or less is quite large.

]]> By: SingleGuyMoney http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-128804 SingleGuyMoney Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:20:23 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/12/18/ing-direct-lowered-commissions-for-sharebuilder-accounts/#comment-128804 I may actually start using my Sharebuilder account again since they've lowered commissions. I may actually start using my Sharebuilder account again since they’ve lowered commissions.

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