Investing in Shares for company incentives?

MagsyB

Hi

I was just wondering if it is worth investing *very* small amounts in company shares in order to receive the shareholders benefits.

Has anyone done this and found it worth while? and if so any ideas of the best incentives for the least investment? and the cheapest way of buying them?

I hope that this makes sense!!

TIA

MagsyB

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MagsyB wrote:

Hi

I was just wondering if it is worth investing *very* small amounts in company shares in order to receive the shareholders benefits.

Has anyone done this and found it worth while? and if so any ideas of the best incentives for the least investment? and the cheapest way of buying them?

I hope that this makes sense!!

TIA

MagsyB

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cheerfulcat

Hi, MagsyB,

It depends on what goods/services you are likely to use; most shareholder perks come in the shape of discounts. Some companies require you to hold the shares in certificated form, which makes trading a bit more expensive. Sometimes you have to hold a minimum number of shares to qualify for the perks. There is a guide here ( slightly out of date but I don't think they change much ) -

http://www.share.com/shareholder/q203/prk2003.pdf

HTH

Cheerfulcat

zcaprd7

The main problem is the dealing costs...you can buy one share but it'll will still cost £10-15

MagsyB

Many thanks for all your suggestions - its given me something to think about!

And thanks very much cheerfulcat for the link - that is great