Sharebuilder is the first brokerage firm I have used to make stock purchases. I have found Sharebuilder to be very easy to use, especially for beginners. Additionally, the $4 trade order is reasonably priced. The only problem with the $4 trade is that you are limited as to when that order will be placed. The real time trades of $9.95 were just recently lowered, and are also reasonably priced. The website format makes it easy to navigate between screens, and the research tools provides you all of the statistics and ratios right at your finger tips.
Sharebuilder is the first brokerage firm I have used to make stock purchases. I have found Sharebuilder to be very easy to use, especially for beginners. Additionally, the $4 trade order is reasonably priced. The only problem with the $4 trade is that you are limited as to when that order will be placed. The real time trades of $9.95 were just recently lowered, and are also reasonably priced. The website format makes it easy to navigate between screens, and the research tools provides you all of the statistics and ratios right at your finger tips.