ShareBuilder is offering a $25 bonus to new customers through a referral by a current member. If you're interested in trying ShareBuilder out, I'd be willing to be your referrer. You get $25 to use to purchase whatever stock or ETF you like, and in return, I would get five free trades (a "$20 value").

I've had good experiences with a $50 bonus from ShareBuilder earlier, here and updated here.

Here's the deal on ShareBuilder for those who are new to the game:

ShareBuilder is an online brokerage designed to make investing easy, affordable and accessible for both beginning and experienced investors. We take a long-term approach and seek to help investors build wealth over time.

With the ShareBuilder Plan, you can invest regularly through automatic investments, allowing you to buy partial shares of stocks and accumulate your investments over time. To complement your investing strategies, you can use Real-time Trades to buy and sell stocks immediately during market hours.

Their fees are clearly outlined and detailed. Most importantly for me, there are no inactivity fees.

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