Does anyone know if it's possible to purchase only one share of stock in a company. I need something besides onestock.com. The added fees and shipping is too expensive. It may make a nice starter gift for someone.

$40.00 is a common certificate fee.
You should see if the company has direct purchase available, though I suspect you already have.

A few years ago, I bought one share of stock from Coca Cola and requested the stock certificate.
Etrade charged me only $5 to send the certificate, plus I had to pay the regular trading fees. I wanted it, cause I collect coke related stuff.

I have heard that you can get great benefits such as a serious discount on Disneyland/Disney World admissions by owning shares of Disney - even one share.

I've used this site before. Great gift for kids, and very simple to order:

http://OneShare.com/

mikeshecky said:I've used this site before. Great gift for kids, and very simple to order:

http://OneShare.com/


overpriced -- but gets the job done

You can also do it at ex24.com even though there is a limited list of companies.

wutsdadealio said:It's definitley possible, checkout BRK-A. 1 share is all you need.

thats what i was gonna say

Why not just by Treasury Bonds as gifts and not give some other company more money for pointless extra fees that they get when you purchase that one stock. add in the fess for cashing in that one share, assuming that the company doesn't tank, then you will have just wasted money for no reason. Owning one share doesn't provide any real incentive or sense of participation.

If you really want to make a learning gift, play some virtual stock game. Allow the person to choose $xx of their stock and have them track it over a month. If it comes out ahead, consider giving them the money they would have earned (especially if a young student leaning of finance).

With T-Bills there are no fees involved, you can purchase at any bank and you can cash them at any bank. They are guaranteed by the full faith of the government and they will not lose value. For the uninitiated, you can purchase the half-value bills, so one may even think their T-Bill is worth 2x the actual value (i.e. purchase a $100 bond for $50 that only reaches face value over time).

StevenColorado said:I have heard that you can get great benefits such as a serious discount on Disneyland/Disney World admissions by owning shares of Disney - even one share.

Unfortunately that hasn't been the case for many years now.