No-Load Stock Plans Push Direct Share Purchases
Money Q and A explains no-load or direct share purchase plans where investors buy stock directly from a company, avoiding broker commissions. Exxon Corp offers a no-load program open to all 50 states with a $250 minimum, IRA compatibility, gift options, and weekly or automatic investments. Carlson calls it one of the better plans though market risk remains. A master list of about 100 no-load programs is available from DRIP Investor, plus a free issue of Investor newsletter.
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Eurel
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Gentel
Goethe
Exxon
Recu
L.H
Taek
Exxon Corp
Irving
Texas
Omigliano
MoneyLine
Carlson
New York Stock Exchange
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Hammond
Indiana
IP Investor
AOL
CompuServe
Microsoft
Prodigy
Olim
Cdnow
Bahamas
Making Web Sales Click
Online retailers push automated sales to avoid abrasive staff as 80 percent of a $400 million 1995 internet commerce slice goes to a few startups. Auto-By-Tel CDnow and 1-800-Flowers describe strategies, risks, and the need for trust, interactivity, and multi channel options to grow sales.
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Dataquest
Rick Spence
Cdnow
Auto-By-Tel’s
Autobytel.com
John Honiotes
Auto-By-Tel
Honiotes
Nesses
Chris McCann
1-800 Flowers
America Online
1-800-Flowers
McCann
AOL
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