ShareBuilder Corporation, , is a United States based online stock brokerage firm founded in 1996 . It encourages recurring, automatic purchases of shares of stock, ING Mutual Funds and exchange-traded funds. All transactions occur online and are entirely at the discretion of the account holder, thus it is an execution-only service. The company does not have brokerage sales representatives or advisors. Account holders can use ShareBuilder's online research tools to investigate stocks, similar to other online brokerages such as Scottrade, TD Ameritrade and Fidelity. In 2005, ShareBuilder began... offering 401 plans to small businesses. On November 19, 2007, ShareBuilder Corporation was purchased by ING Direct, a subsidiary of ING Group for USD220 million. In June 2009, ShareBuilder moved its headquarters from Bellevue, Washington to 83 King Street, in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, Washington. The following are the basic types of accounts available with ShareBuilder: The account holder can apply any amount of money desired toward buying stock or ETFs; purchasing either whole shares or fractional amounts.
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