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With the objective of simplifying mutual fund investing and portfolio diversification for customers, ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder is enhancing its existing product offering.==> http://budurl.com/ShareBuilder
Yesterday, ShareBuilder announced the addition of eight prominent mutual fund families: Vanguard, Fidelity, Pimco, T. Rowe Price, Dodge & Cox, American Century Investments, Dreyfus, and ING. ShareBuilder focused on a short list of 250 total funds from these highly regarded fund families to streamline options for investors.
"Our goal is to take the guesswork out of selecting a mutual fund -- which is why we've streamlined our offerings to a pre-screened set of high-value fund families," said Dan Greenshields, president of ShareBuilder. "We're giving our customers access to industry-leading, professionally managed, no-load funds with a proven track record for delivering low-cost investments."
Mutual funds have been the No. 1 product enhancement requested by the ShareBuilder customer base, and continue to be a top search term at sharebuilder.com. A survey of the ShareBuilder customer base revealed that the average investor would prefer to select mutual funds from a short list of funds, as opposed to having access to the universe of all funds. These study results confirmed ShareBuilder's belief that a streamlined offering from leading fund families will make it easier for customers to meet their individual investing and portfolio diversification needs.
Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Contact ShareBuilder for a prospectus containing this information. Read it carefully. Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate. Upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. The funds current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. NOTE: Securities products are: Not FDIC insured... Not Bank guaranteed... May lose value.
About ING DIRECT and ShareBuilder
ING DIRECT, the nation's largest direct bank and largest thrift, is dedicated to inspiring Americans to become a nation of savers. Since its inception in 2000, more than 7.7 million Americans have entrusted their savings with ING DIRECT, building the bank to $91.4 billion in assets.
ShareBuilder Securities Corporation is an online brokerage designed for automatic, long-term investing. The company's vision is to increase the personal investing rate of the average American by helping individuals build and manage wealth over the long term. Customers pay low commissions on individual transactions, have no account minimum, and can choose from three pricing programs. ShareBuilder offers investment products -- including stocks, exchange-traded funds, and mutual funds. ShareBuilder Securities Corporation, a subsidiary of ING Bank, fsb, is a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.
To get more information about ShareBuilder and a FREE investing guide, "Become a Smarter Investor in 6 Easy Lessons," please visit:
==> http://budurl.com/ShareBuilder
SOURCE: ShareBuilder Securities Corporation
Editor's note: For a limited time, ShareBuilder is offering a $25 account bonus to folks who open a new account. Initial deposit must be made by 12/31/2009. Simply click on this special link and enter Promo Code 25WCFA.
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At today's mid-day trading mark, stocks continue to sport strong gains, but remain off their session highs. The advance has given the Dow a week-to-date advance of 0.5% and the S&P 500 a week-to-date advance of 0.3%.
Clearly, there are opportunities to seize in the stock markets. Are you ready to take action now? If so, read on...
I have something very important to tell you about. In fact, right before posting this, I just called around to most of my own family, telling them about this website I discovered.
You see, I was surfing the Internet early last month to research trading stocks, and I came across an interesting website. It's about two "geeks" [geniuses?] who have created some kind of stock trading robot. [See photo above, featuring Carl and Michael, software developers/stock traders extraordinaire.] This bot sits on the computer like any other program, and just analyzes stocks all day.
Anyhow, I don't want to tell you too much about this bot, because it costs $28,000 for a single license! I did a little further research, and after finding some interesting forum discussions, someone pointed me to another website -- a website where the owner [also intrigued by the bot] has written a snappy article about it...
But, more importantly, this owner gives details on how anyone can join a newsletter. This newsletter is sent out weekly via e-mail [usually, on a Sunday evening], and it includes a stock that the robot has picked for this week.
These stocks often rise over 100% within a matter of days. In fact, after being a newsletter member for three [3] weeks, I invested on the fourth stock pick... and made $1,976.00 [pure profit]. Which is precisely why I just rang around all of my family, telling them about this website.
Oh, but there's one more thing before I give you the address: There is a limit to the number of available newsletter placements. As I write this, there are 27 places left. [They started at around 400.] If any other major media feature it again -- e.g., BusinessWeek, CNBC, Interactive Investor -- subscriptions will very likely fill.
So, if you can bear it, follow the link below, then scroll to the bottom of the page. In big letters, is the number of places left. If that number is above 0, you're in luck, and I'd advise you to scroll to the top and start reading -- fast!
==> http://TinyURL.com/5z67y9
Go forth and prosper!
P.S.: At the website, be sure to sign up for the FREE "Penny Stock Bible"!
==> http://TinyURL.com/5z67y9
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Jim Cramer, of "Mad Money" TV and best-selling book fame, has gone green, folks. Per usual, he's sharing the wealth of his keen insights with, well, anyone who actually invests the time and energy to pay attention to the teachings of the venerable "Professor Cramer."From Monday, April 16, through Friday, April 20, Cramer implemented a weeklong "Green Day" stock theme. Why? To pay homage to April 2, the day of a Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts vs. the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling made it profitable for market players to invest in environmentally friendly companies, he said.
Here's the recap:
Monday -- April 16, 2007
On the first day of his "Green Day" series, Cramer focused on his two favorite plays in the power sector: Foster Wheeler [FWLT] and Shaw Group [SGR]. These two companies, he noted, are "making themselves cleaner and the atmosphere cleaner."
Now that the Supreme Court has decided to make pollution "public enemy No.1," Foster Wheeler "is attractive for its low multiple," Cramer said. "This one is going to take a huge run." He believes that the $68 stock will go to $105.
Foster Wheeler is "a leader in fluidized bed boilers," Cramer said. Power plants use boilers to convert coal, gas or wood into energy, and the best part about Foster Wheeler's boilers is that they're "flexible" and allow power plants to cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, he said.
"This company is so in the sweet spot, it's scary," Cramer said, adding that regardless of its environmentally friendly nature, he considers it a "great buy" right now.
Moreover, Shaw Group has nuclear power, which is the "best way to go -- from a global warming perspective," he continued. It recently won a couple of contracts, expects to get more contracts in the next few months and "has a huge inside edge on nuclear projects in the U.S. and abroad," according to Cramer.
In the next few years, these two stocks should make people some mad money, said Cramer, who would "buy them both."
Tuesday -- April 17, 2007
On Tuesday, Cramer named his top two solar picks: First Solar [FSLR] and MEMC Electronic Materials [WFR].
First Solar, a name Cramer has been recommending since March 7, is "the most economically efficient solar company," he said. Cramer said he's "still behind it 100%" and is looking for a pullback to sink his teeth into First Solar.
MEMC Electronic has "a stranglehold on silicon wafers, the key components to most solar panels," Cramer said. The stock, he continued, is up 247% since he recommended it last Halloween.
Because both stocks are up, Cramer advised investors to be patient. The stocks "are going to catch a downdraft," he warned. "Buy them down, not up here."
Wednesday -- April 18, 2007Cramer's Wednesday "Green Day" pick was auto-supplier BorgWarner [BWA], because the company is "all about controlling emissions and enhancing fuel economy -- exactly what we are after in a post-Green Day world." BorgWarner's backlog of orders is growing because of demand for products such as its fuel-efficient turbochargers, said Cramer. Even though the company can help save the planet, some investors still might be worried about investing in an auto-parts company, he added. But Cramer believes that BorgWarner won't be hurt by the struggling U.S. auto industry, because it does most of its business with foreign automakers that are in better financial shape. Thursday -- April 19, 2007On Thursday, Cramer added Tetra Tech [TTEK] to his green picks. Tetra, he said, has been expanding into alternative energy.But at its core, Tetra is a water company, "geared towards the scarcity of clean water," Cramer noted. "It is one of the ways we can play the extremely high price of water."The fact that 85% of the company's revenue comes from water management, and that Tetra just purchased Delaney Group, "a little wind company," puts it in the "sweet spot" for Green Day, Cramer said. Friday -- April 20, 2007
Capping off a week in which he offered at least one environmental-stock idea each day, Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" show Friday that he had saved his two best picks for last.
To round his Green Day portfolio, Cramer offered two names -- the first of which is OM Group [OMG].
"The word here is cobalt," he said.
OMG controls 13,000 tons of cobalt -- a quarter of the world's cobalt capacity, said Cramer. This, he explained, is important because cobalt is used in the batteries found in hybrid cars. Cobalt prices should remain stable or go higher, especially since no new capacity is expected to come until 2009, he said.
But OMG is more than just cobalt, Cramer said. What really attracted him to OMG was that, in addition to being a Green Day play, it's a metals play.
OMG has copper exposure -- a commodity that Cramer believes is going higher. Plus, the company's balance sheet is getting better, he said.
Moving on, Cramer named Fuel Tech [FTEK] as his "ultimate" speculative play on Green Day.
Fuel Tech is a play on power companies "forced or incentivized to pollute less," he said. Earlier in the week, Cramer said, he told viewers that Foster Wheeler [FWLT] and Shaw Group [SGR] were his picks for cleaner power. And they still are, for the more conservative of investors.
But for people who don't mind more risk, Fuel Tech is the stock for them, Cramer said. It has the technology that enables power companies to burn clean coal fuel, he said. It reduces nitrogen oxide emissions and has a fuel chemistry business aimed at saving power. The company "has been getting contract after contract ever since Green Day," Cramer said.
Moreover, because coal provides more than 49% of our electricity, he said, "it's pretty important." We can't solve our problem with ethanol, he said, because it's too inefficient. Therefore, in addition to Green Day, which should force coal-burning utilities to become cleaner, Fuel Tech is also a play on efficiency, Cramer said.There you have it. Have a prosperous Earth Day in every way. Oh, and BOOYAH!Source: TheStreet.com
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With the objective of simplifying mutual fund investing and portfolio diversification for customers, ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder is enhancing its existing product offering.
