| Q: Do I have to
open a brokerage account in order to receive a stock certificate?
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| A: Not
always. Some companies offer a service called Direct
Purchase Plan, which allow a new investors to buy
stock certificate directly through a transfer agent.
Also, there are online stores that sells stock certificates
of publicly traded companies. For a list of ways to
buy stock certificate, please go to Ways
to Buy Stock Certificate page. |
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| Q: I want to buy
stock with credit card. Is there a way to do that? |
| A: There
are number of online stores which sells stock certificates
of publicly traded companies, and those stores accept
credit card payment. |
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| Q: What information
do I need to know in order to buy stock certificate. |
| A: It
depends on where you are buying stock certificate
from. In most cases, name, mailing address, and social
security number of a person who is being registered
as a shareholder are needed. In some cases, when you
buy from online stock certificate stores (e.g. One
Share Stores), you may not be asked to provide
social security number. |
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| Q: How long does
it take for a delivery of stock ... |
| A: It
depends on many factors such as where you are buying
the stock from and which company you are buying. Typically,
it is delivered in 4 to 6 weeks, but it can be as
short as 3 weeks, and the longest in our experience
was two and a half months. |
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