Investing for Retirement with ShareBuilder

Everyone has different retirement goals and plans. No matter what your goals are, it's never too early to start investing for them. With the ShareBuilder IRA, it's simple to make retirement planning a part of your monthly budget. Instead of funding your IRA all at once, with ShareBuilder you can set up an automatic, recurring investment plan for the current tax year, (or a one-time investment for a prior year) - invest weekly or monthly - you decide! Your money goes directly into shares of the stocks that you choose.

The ShareBuilder IRA

Types of IRAs Available

Traditional/Rollover or Roth

Annual Contribution
Limits 2007

$4000 ($333.33/month)
$5,000 for ages 50+

Annual Contribution
Limits 2008

$5,000 for 2008 ($416.66/month)
$6,000 for ages 50+

Account Minimum

None

Administration Charge

$25/yr (waived for Standard and Advantage accounts)

Automatic Investing

Buy stock for $4 or less

Real-time Trades

$9.95 or less per trade*