Not crazy about ShareBuilders fee structure but don't know what else to do (open for suggestions before we get too far down the path). $12 a monnth is going to eat 12% of her monthly investment - certainly going to slow down ROI.

What about dividend reinvestment plans? ComputerShare maintains a list of the no-purchase-fee DRiPs it maintains: https://www-us.computershare.com/investor/plans/planslist.as...

Not quite the same selection as a broker, but when you're dealing with small sums of investable cash...

-Chuck
Inside Value Home Fool