Direct stock purchase plans - your thoughts?
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Are you talking about taking direct registration of the stock certificates to hold them in physical form?
It's not a "horrible" idea if you really want to show YOU own the stock, because...
Direct stock purchase plans - your thoughts?
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It wouldn't make your taxes 'worse' really, it's just more to keep track of, which means more work for you.
Say you want 6 different individual company stocks. After the initial purchases, if you...
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I've been looking into direct stock purchase plans for various companies, and it seems like it would be a great way for me to diversify. I already have a 401k and an IRA but I think it would be...
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Are you trying to get the fancy piece of paper or trying to invest? I'm not sure what company would go through all that trouble and mail you the certificate for free. If you are trying to invest,...
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Honestly, buying stocks from a few individual companies is far from diversification. You might want to look at various types of mutual funds. I'd recommend index funds, as they generally do about as...
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you may want to read a bit
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/04/07/direct-stock-purchase-plans-a-better-way-to-invest/
Direct stock purchase plans - your thoughts?
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Not sure how doing this would make my taxes any worse. I don't care about the "piece of paper", but it seems like a solid way to invest in a few companies with no fees (until you sell, that is).
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