Does anyone with a sharebuilder's account knows if I buy and hold my shares,would they charge me any fees?
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You pay a commission when you buy the shares.  If you have a basic account and are just holding the shares, there is no charge for that.\n\nThe full fee schedule is at:  https://www.sharebuilder.com/sharebuilder/Service/Fees.asp?
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Not sure I understand the question.  If you want to change your shares owned, then buy more or sell some depending on the current price.
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Scottrade is the way to go. Their commissions are flat rate and cheaper than everyone else's. I've researched this extensively. They charge 7 bucks for live trades and give you free streaming quotes. Most other places have delayed quotes and charge upwards of 10 dollars for live trades. Sharebuilder claims 4 dollar trades but those you have to schedule a week in advance!!! Their live trades are 14.95!!! Scottrade only requires $500 initial deposit and as you put more money in, they give you A TON of benefits. They have been rated as the best online trading company like 6 years in a row!!!!\n\nHope this helps
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If you want to invest a small amount of money but can do it regularly every week or month try Sharebuilder.com
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It depends on the share class. There are A, B and C shares to almost every mutual fund. Each have a different fee structure.\n\nThis link below will help you...
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If you bought shares through a broker, that broker will gladly sell your shares.  If you bought these shares from an individual, you will have to find an individual buyer or seek a broker (as above).
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Go with scottrade. I have an account and you can't beat $7/trade. They also have offices all over the US.\n\nSharebuilder charges about $15.95 for real time trades. They also have a program where you can "dollar cost" average into a stock. Say you want to invest $50/month into Apple, $25/month into ebay, and $10/month into Starbucks. It'll cost you $4/month/"automatic transaction". You can also subscribe to their package deals where they give you 20 automatic transactions for $20. 6 trades/month for $12. The trick though is..you have to invest the same day every month and they execute the trade. You have no control over when (morning/afternoon or time). This is fine if you want to accumulate stock.\n\nI do like eTrade for their interface but their trades are $15 unless you do X trades a month and the price goes down...but for a small investor, it's cheaper to go with the $7 trades at Scottrade
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With brokerage fees so low, why do you care?\n\nYou want a "discount" broker, or online broker, rather than a "full service" broker, which gives advice. A broker is the last person you want to ask for advice. You just need a licensed broker to do a transaction for you.\n\nOr, you might try selling the shares back to the company direct.
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The most common way is to purchase a mutual fund. These can be purchased directly from the mutual fund company. If the fund is a no load fund, which many are, there will be no up front costs. \n\nAs one of the responders mentioned, you can buy stock directly from the company in some instances. But in order to do that you must already own some shares in your name. \n\nWith the advent of internet stock brokers, the commissions are no longer so costly. Some on line broker charge only $7.00 a transaction. A small fee considering the services you receive. \n\nRemember. Once you buy the shares, at some point you may wish to sell them. That will require a broker. Mutual fund shares are purchased back by the mutual fund. Again there is no fee.
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You have to add in any expenses you have to the basis of the stock (what you paid for it). It does not matter what you make. If you pd 1$ per share and paid a broker .50 per share and when you sell it for 2$ per share your profit is only .50. I hope this helps. Also you report that on schedule D remember your expenses are added to the cost
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Yes, you can. Be aware that your current broker will likely charge you an account termination fee.
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Were you issued any share certificates? Were you given any form of confirmation of ownership of shares? If not, then you probably didn't purchase any of your company's shares. Option to purchase company shares is never automatic. If you never exercised your rights to do so, then it is gone.\n\n\nhttp://www.mastersoequity.com\n\n\n\n\n.
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I use http://www.sharebuilder.com\nThey are easy to use, offer investment facts and education, and are cheap.  I can check my stocks on line at any time for free.\nOne-time trades are only $4 each trade.  (No matter how many shares in the same company)\nUsually the fee is "per trade", not "per transaction".  Many sites do not have maintenance fees.  You would pay taxes only IF you made money off of the investments.  Unless you were HUGELY successful, this would not be much.  You DO have to report the money sitting there.\nThe other fees involve what you do with the money.  If you just keep re-investing the money you make in the same trade, no fees.  If you withdraw $$, there is a fee.
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equiserve.com manages direct stock purchase plans for hundreds of companies. Perhaps the one you are thinking of is listed there. The transaction fees buying direct is a lot cheaper than paying the $7/trade through Scottrade or $10-17 for etrade.\nI know Exxon charges no fees when you buy direct through them (equiserve.com manages their purchase program)\n\nTo find out if the company you are interested has a direct stock purchase plan, go to the company's website and click on the "investors" links...and see if they have any information. \n\nIf the company doesn't offer direct purchase, your next cheapest way is to go through a discount broker  like scottrade,etrade,waterhouse. You can also look at sharebuilder.com if you want to buy the stock monthly at a set amount. It can be as cheap as $1/transaction every month if you put money in 20 different stocks..normal fees are $4/trade via their monthly plan.\n\nKeep an eye on the stock and watch for company news. Investors Business Daily recommends cutting your loss if the stock drops 7-8% from your buy point. This is to protect you from the possibility the stock drops even more. Also keep an eye on the daily and weekly volume in the stock. There is support in the stock if it goes up and the volume is above average. The opposite is also true...a down day with high volume or volume 2-5x higher than normal may indicate institutional investors are dumping.\n\nGood Luck!
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I'd suggest speaking to a stockbroker about costs etc, and the returns would depend on the performance of the company.  I think they're about £4 a share just now, and they performed very well last year.  I've thought about it too because Tesco seem to be taking over the world just now...!
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looks like it came out of bankrupcy. Most likely your shares are nearly worthless. On yahoo they are now with a .PK\n\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ATAHQ.PK
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Call your broker and ask if they have any "IPO's" <Initial Purchase Offerings> ... typically they are underwriting these and can lead you to the one's they watch ... don't just trust their word though ... follow the research on your own on the internet.