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DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$18
Automatic Invesment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $2.50
Sale Fee			$10
Company Web Site			http://www.sony.net
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Sony DRIP Details:
The Sony Dividend Reinvestment Plan is a poor choice to hold your Sony investment with its account setup fees, optional investment fees, and dividend reinvestment fees. Most investors would find that a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder will offer the the lowest cost holding vehicle for their SNE investment.
Pros:
Initial Investment available through plan
$2 automatic investment fee
Cons:
Account setup fee
Dividend reinvestment fee
$5 optional cash purchase fee

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			N/A
Purchases
Minimum purchase			N/A
Maximum purchase			N/A
Fees
Account Setup Fee			N/A
Automatic Invesment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.aig.com
Additional Plan Information			N/A

AIG DRIP Details:
AIG does not currently offer a Dividend Reinvestment or Direct Stock Investment Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your AIG investment.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			N/A
Purchases
Minimum purchase			N/A
Maximum purchase			N/A
Fees
Account Setup Fee			N/A
Automatic Invesment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.basf.com
Additional Plan Information			N/A

BASF DRIP Details:
BASF voluntarily delisted from the NYSE (BR) in 2007 and its ADR shares now trade on the OTC. BASF does not currently offer a Dividend Reinvestment or Direct Stock Investment Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your BASF.PK investment.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			N/A
Purchases
Minimum purchase			N/A
Maximum purchase			N/A
Fees
Account Setup Fee			N/A
Automatic Invesment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com
Additional Plan Information			N/A

United Health Group DRIP Details:
United Health does not currently offer a Dividend Reinvestment Plan or a Direct Stock Purchase Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your UNH investment.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			N/A
Purchases
Minimum purchase			N/A
Maximum purchase			N/A
Fees
Account Setup Fee			N/A
Automatic Invesment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.valero.com
Additional Plan Information			N/A

Valero Energy DRIP Details:
Valero does not currently offer a Direct Stock Investment Plan or Dividend Reinvestment Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your VLO investment.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$40
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$15
Automatic Invesment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $3
Sale Fee			$15
Company Web Site			http://www.dom.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Dominion Energy DRIP Details:
The Dominion Resources Buy Stock Direct Plan offers a below average holding vehicle for your Dominion investment with initial setup fees, stock purchase fees, and dividend reinvestment fees. For most long term investors, Sharebuilder or another low cost brokerage would likely offer the lowest cost holding vehicle for your DOM investment.
Pros:
Initial investment through DRIP plan
Cons:
Initial Account fee
Stock purchase fee
Dividend reinvestment fee

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$25
Maximum purchase			$10,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$15
Automatic Invesment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $3
Sale Fee			$15
Company Web Site			http://www.costco.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

CostCo DRIP Details:
The Costco Dividend Reinvestment Plan is not a very attractive choice to hold your CostCo investment with its account setup fees and dividend reinvestment fees. Most investors would find that a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder will offer the the lowest cost holding vehicle for their COST investment.
Pros:
Initial Investment available through plan
$2 automatic investment fee
Cons:
Account setup fee
Dividend reinvestment fee
$5 optional cash purchase fee

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			None
Automatic Invesment Fee			None
Optional Cash Purchase			None
Reinvestment Fee			None
Sale Fee			$.05/share
Company Web Site			http://www.dukeenergy.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Duke Energy DRIP Details:
The Duke Energy Direct Stock Purchase Plan offers a very attractive holding vehicle for your Duke Energy investment with no account setup fees, no dividend reinvestment fees, and below average sales fees. For nearly all investors the Duke Energy DRIP would be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your DUK investment.
Pros:
No account setup fees
No stock investment fees
No dividend reinvestment fee
$.05/share sales fee
Cons:
None identified

Pixar merged with The Walt Disney Company 2006 and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Please see the Walk Disney DRIP investing page for more information about the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for Disney.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			N/A
Purchases
Minimum purchase			N/A
Maximum purchase			N/A
Fees
Account Setup Fee			N/A
Automatic Invesment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.amazon.com
Additional Plan Information			N/A

Amazon.com DRIP Details:
Amazon does not currently offer a Dividend Reinvestment or Direct Stock Investment Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your AMZN investment.