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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 investment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$3.50
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $2.50
Sale Fee			$10
Company Web Site			http://www.ing.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

ING Groep DRIP Details:
The ING Dividend Reinvestment Plan offers a mediocre holding vehicle for your ING ADR investment with account setup fees, optional cash purchase fees, and dividend reinvestment fees. Some investors who plan to make ongoing automatic investments may find this ADS DRIP your lowest cost holding vehicle, however, for most investors a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder may be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your ING investment.
Pros:
Lower than average automatic investment fee
Cons:
High account setup fee
Dividend reinvestment fees

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

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

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$200
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$10
Automatic investment Fee			$5
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $5
Sale Fee			$10
Company Web Site			http://www.toyota.com/
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Toyota DRIP Details:
The Toyota Motor Corp Direct Stock Investment Plan offers a very poor holding vehicle for your Toyota investment with account setup fees, optional cash purchase fees, and dividend reinvestment fees. For nearly all investors a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder would be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your TM investment.
Pros:
None Identified
Cons:
Account setup fees, investment fees, dividend reinvestment fees

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$500
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$10
Automatic investment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $3
Sale Fee			$10
Company Web Site			http://www.target.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Target DRIP Details:
The Target Direct Investment Program offers a below average holding vehicle for your TGT investment with a $10 account setup fee, and dividend reinvestment fees. For most investors a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder would be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your Target investment.
Pros:
$2 automatic purchase fee
Cons:
$10 Account setup fees
$5 optional investment fee
Dividend reinvestment fees

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$200
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$100,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$10.00
Automatic investment Fee			$5
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			5% upto $5
Sale Fee			$10
Company Web Site			http://www.shell.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Royal Dutch Shell DRIP Details:
Shell’s dividend reinvestment plan allows investors to make an initial investment through the stock plan to purchase their RDS.A ADS shares traded on the NYSE. We see the stock investment plan as a poor long term holding vehicle with its $10 account setup fee, $5 investment fee, and dividend reinvestment dees. For nearly all investors we believe a low cost brokerage like Sharebuilder will be your lowest cost holding vehicle for your Royal Dutch Shell investment.
Pros:
None
Cons:
$10 account setup fee
$5 optional cash purchase fee
$5 automatic investment fee
Dividend reinvestment fees

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$10,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$15.00
Automatic investment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			$15
Company Web Site			http://www.jpmorganchase.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

JPMorgan Chase DRIP Details:
JP Morgan’s Investor Services Program allows investors to make an intial investment through the plan and offer no dividend reinvestment fees. We see the stock investment plan as a mediocre long term holding vehicle with its $15 account setup fee and $5 optional cash purchase fee. If you are planning on using the $2 automatic investment feature for the majority of your stock purchases the JPM DRIP plan maybe your lowest cost holding vehicle. However for most investors we believe a low cost brokerage like Sharebuilder will be your lowest cost holding vehicle.
Pros:
No reinvestment fees
$2 automatic purchase fee
Cons:
$15 account setup 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 investment Fee			N/A
Optional Cash Purchase			N/A
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			N/A
Company Web Site			http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Additional Plan Information			N/A

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) DRIP Details:
Berkshire does not currently offer a Dividend Reinvestment or Direct Stock Investment Plan. We recommend using a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder for your Berkshire Hathaway investment.

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The purpose of this site is to evaluate DRIPs based on the plan’s fee structure. Any recommendations provided on this web site are only intended to help readers evaluate the DRIP plan fee structure compared to other DRIPs or brokerage accounts.

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$25
Maximum purchase			$250,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$15.00
Automatic investment Fee			$2
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			None
Sale Fee			$15
Company Web Site			http://www.thehersheycompany.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Hershey DRIP Details:
The Hershey Company Direct Stock Purchase Plan offers an unattractive holding vehicle for most HSY investors with a $15 initial fee and cash purchase fees. For most investors a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder would be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your Hershey investment.
Pros:
Automatic purchase fee of $2.00 is below average.
Cons:
$15 account setup fees, $5 optional cash purchase fee, $15 sales fee

DRIP Plan Highlights
Enrollment
Initial Purchase			$250
Purchases
Minimum purchase			$50
Maximum purchase			$150,000
Fees
Account Setup Fee			$10.00
Automatic investment Fee			$2.50
Optional Cash Purchase			$5
Reinvestment Fee			N/A
Sale Fee			$15
Company Web Site			http://www.yahoo.com
Additional Plan Information			Agent Site

Yahoo DRIP Details:
The Yahoo Direct Purchase Plan offers an unattractive holding vehicle for most YHOO investors with a $10 setup fee, and cash purchase fees. This stock currently does not pay a dividend. For most investors a low cost brokerage such as Sharebuilder would be the lowest cost holding vehicle for your Yahoo investment.
Pros:
Automatic purchase fee of $2.50 is below average.
Cons:
$10 account setup fees, $5 optional cash purchase fee, $15 sales fee