Sharebuilder $50 Bonus Revisited
(Updated April 30th, 2008) To use the Sharebuilder promotion codes listed:
- Click on the Apply Today! button,
- You’ll be taken to an ING Direct Sharebuilder page, click on the “Get started today >” button.
- On the next page, it says Account Type at the top, you’ll see a white box with the words “I’m responding to a promotion,” - check that box,
- The page will reload and then a new box will appear - that’s where you enter in the code.
It sounds complicated but it’s pretty easy, it just takes a few words to explain it.
Here are the codes you can use:
| Sharebuilder Promotion Code |
Bonus Amount |
| 50GO28 | $50 (new offer!) |
| 50CITIZENS | $50 (new offer!) |
| GIFT50 | $50 |
| 50SBTV | $50 |
| HUSKERALUM45 | $45 |
| MOVIES | $30 |
Sign up to Sharebuilder today!
Regarding Multiple Accounts: Also, I’ve personally confirmed that you can sign up to multiple Sharebuilder accounts (but stagger your account activations over a few weeks, don’t apply for 50 accounts at once or they will deny your promotion codes!) and get the bonus money for each individual new account that you open. I’ve used the first two, ENTERTAIN50 and HH50LOGIN, and plan on opening up enough accounts to get all $645 (and some free books) in free money below.
Original Post:
Back in August, I did the Sharebuilder $50 promotion with the intent that I’d deposit, buy a share of something, and forget it for a whole bunch of years (for that, read my post on how to turn $50 into $1000+ in only 20-30 years). Well, I totally forgot about it (the point right?) until today and when I checked, the $50 was deposited on 10/6 - exactly two months after my initial deposit. Currently, in two months, I’ve lost exactly 73 cents (and $4 commission) in my investment in IYT - DJ TRANSPORT INDEX (ISHARES).




113 responses to “Sharebuilder $50 Bonus Revisited”
King Asa responds:
Posted: October 20th, 2005 at 11:58 am
I noticed that you do not have to invest $50 either, you simply need to transfer $50 to the Sharebuilder account and make a trade… you can choose any amount of investement you want and still qualify for the $50 promotion.
Cap responds:
Posted: December 3rd, 2005 at 11:00 pm
you know er.. I actually signed up on like mid-Nov for (another account) for the $50 bonus (it was still working, at least the page was).
it emailed me and told me the promotional code has been accepted.. so that encouraged me a bit and I made one trade. then I got another email telling me I fulfill the bonus and it’ll be deposit in my account eventually.
I bought $42 worth of WFMI, so far I’ve gained $2.17 from it. lol. I didn’t realize they take the commission from the total amount, thats why it’s $42 (instead of $46)
I duno, dollar cost averaging isnt for me. owning 0.2896 of a share just doesnt seem that exciting. heh. now that I think about it, I should have just put money into some small cost high growth individual stock since the point is to leave it there and forget about it.
but yeah, sharebuilder is quite expensive in the long run.
jeff responds:
Posted: February 28th, 2006 at 2:14 am
gift40 worked on feb. 28
Anonymous responds:
Posted: May 6th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
The ENTERTAIN50 code work for me and it’s May 6th
jim says in reply:
Posted: May 7th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
I constantly check the promotion codes that I have listed and remove the ones that are invalid… unless Sharebuilder says a code is invalid, they will give you the bonus money.
jimly081471 responds:
Posted: August 14th, 2006 at 6:08 am
ENTERTAIN50….. worked for me on share builder and I already have a share builder account ….you have to open another now I have 2 accounts
ShyTech responds:
Posted: August 15th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
You many also wish to try promo code: MYPOINTS25
This worked for me in July
You Provide
$25 Deposit required
+1 Stock investment out of the $25 Deposit ($4 Charge / Whatever you use out of the $25)
You Receive
$25 Credit
Not a bad deal if I might say so myself..
Cassandra responds:
Posted: August 22nd, 2006 at 12:13 am
I just used HH50LOGIN on 8/22/2006 and it is still working
Jamie responds:
Posted: August 29th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
ENTERTAIN50 still works, 8/29/06
cal responds:
Posted: August 30th, 2006 at 3:27 am
ENTERTAIN50 does not work 8/29/06
jim says in reply:
Posted: August 30th, 2006 at 8:48 am
Cal - It still works when I tested it.
A. J. responds:
Posted: September 8th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
I got the same error on every code, with my existing account.
“The Promotion Code you entered can be used on existing accounts only. To use this promotion code with an existing account, go to the promotion entry page.”
I reached the promotion page by going to Accounts->Promotions.
Am I missing something?
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 8th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Perhaps you need to clear the cookies on your browser?
Tom responds:
Posted: September 10th, 2006 at 1:33 am
I have been successful with promotional code ENTERTAIN50 for an Individual Account but would like to know if one exists for RoTH or Traditional IRA’s?
chuck responds:
Posted: September 15th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
I had the same problem that AJ had, I also reached the promotion page by going to Accounts->Promotions. So I deleted my cookies and I still could not get any of the promotions to work. I just want to double check and make sure they all work on exesting account, and to see if anyone knows what I am doing wrong?
Thanks,
Chuck
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 15th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
Are you guys selected a regular individual account? I just did it, for the third time, through the above link using GIFT50 as my code and it told me my code was accepted.
David Maddock responds:
Posted: September 20th, 2006 at 7:13 am
I saw a sign in the window of my campus bookstore for Sharebuilder today. It had a link to a promotion for college students, but it looks like it’d work for anyone. The promo code is CAMPUS50. You get a $50 Barnes & Noble card for making your first trade and you get an additional $5 card (paid out quarterly) for each quarter that you maintain a Standard or Advantage plan (the ones with the monthly fees). Here’s the link:
http://www.sharebuilder.com/campus50
chuck responds:
Posted: September 21st, 2006 at 11:23 am
Thanks Jim i figured it out! I did not know that you had to open a new account for each promotion, i didn’t thouroughly read your original posting sorry. I just checked the box that asked if you have an exesiting account and then i did not have to re-enter all of my info, but like you said you have to clear the cookies before each new code. I have a total of 16 links and promotion codes that i found to be working for a total of $510 and a $50 gift card to Barnes and Nobles these 16 codes include 6 of the codes listed above. I will post the additional codes i found on a new posting. Thanks for getting me a started on free money from sharebuilder!
Rook responds:
Posted: September 21st, 2006 at 3:57 pm
so chuck…you have 16-accounts with sharebuilder.com????
am I getting this right?
you pull down your accounts list and you have 16 there?
chuck responds:
Posted: September 22nd, 2006 at 11:18 am
Yep, that’s right I have 16 different accounts. I was wondering if anyone knows how I can consolidate all these accounts once my promotions have been fulfilled?
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 22nd, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Chuck, unfortunately there’s no way to do it online, you’ll have to call them up and ask them to manually combine all of them.
chuck responds:
Posted: September 22nd, 2006 at 4:20 pm
Bummer, Thanks Jim! Hey i do not know how to get the links posted for the other promotions i found. i cut and paste them but the do not show up as links?
rook responds:
Posted: September 23rd, 2006 at 11:53 am
I just did 6 of them last night…
ENTERTAIN50 - $50
HH50LOGIN - $50
GIFT50 - $50
SHAREBUILD50 - $50
CAMPUS50 - $50 BARNES AND NOBLE CARD
SHAREBUILD25 - $25
The only one I didn’t get a confirmation for the code working yet was “GIFT50″…I have received 6 e-mails that accounts were set up and 5 e-mails saying codes have worked and alow 4-6 weeks for your ‘reward’ after the first transaction…
So that $175 [4 working accounts] and a $50 Gift Card [other gift card account]…Lets see if it works…I don’t plan on funding the 6th account that didn’t get a ‘reward’…
I plan on buying the same stock in each account which will hopefully make it easy when I call and try to get these accounts into one…$10 into each of the 5 accounts, buy the stocks on the same Tuesday an basically have $30 in the market and then when the rewards start coming in, I will again buy the same stock and have $46 from each account…
So at the end of this after my $10 addition, I am expecting $189 in all the accounts or $169 of free stock…
Has anyone tried calling them up to combine yet? So I call up sharebuilder in say 5-months and say I would like to combine these 5-accounts into my joint account with my wife I had set up previously?
anyone else have some specifics here?
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 23rd, 2006 at 12:17 pm
rook - I haven’t tried it yet but that’s what everyone else says will work.
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 25th, 2006 at 7:52 am
TT - You may be onto something, I’ve only opened three and I did so a few months from each other (I waited until the first one entirely cleared before the second, waited, etc.) and had no problems, I suspect others did the same?
Chuck responds:
Posted: September 25th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Damn these people, cutting into my free money.J/K
If it sounds to good to be true than it is to good to be true. They Posted the statement below to my account.
It has been noted that you have opened multiple accounts, with identical registration information. We have restricted from activity all but the first of such identical accounts. Future identical accounts will be likewise restricted.
Well good luck to everyone else! Jim i will email you the links, although i do not know how much good they will do.
Chuck responds:
Posted: September 25th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
Hey Jim,
What do you know about reverse merger arbitrage opportunities and/or how to find them?
jim says in reply:
Posted: September 25th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Chuck - I know how they work but basically how you find them is to look at SEC filings and there’s a form a company must fill out in order to do a reverse merger, I forget the number though. It was tough going… I know George at fatpitchfinancials.com does this.
SBS responds:
Posted: September 26th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
Almost all of the codes worked for me today. Thanks alot everyone!! Truly appreciated.
JB responds:
Posted: September 27th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Thanks I used SHAREBUILD50 to open a indiv account today and it worked (seemingly)
I have a joint account that the promo wouldnt append itself to.
I went ahead and set the new account to withdrawl 50 from my joint account. And it seemed to work — after all all the accounts are withdrawn from a wells fargo account — should work.
rich responds:
Posted: October 2nd, 2006 at 8:50 pm
SHAREBUILDER SUCKS… I OPENED 10 accounts with 10 different PROMOS and all appeared to work just fine… THEN 1 week later all accounts were suspended and it cost me alot of money !!!!
Anonymous responds:
Posted: October 3rd, 2006 at 10:29 pm
The following is the messge I got from ShareBuilder.com representative for using the GIFT50 promo code:
In order to have this promotion fulfilled you will need to actually mail in the gift certificate.
You can deposit the Gift Certificate into your ShareBuilder Account by signing the back of the Gift Certificate, completing the Account Opening Confirmation Card, and mailing both of them to ShareBuilder. Please be sure to include the Account Opening Confirmation Card as this is how you let us know what account to deposit the Gift Certificate in.
Is this a mistake? Did I do something wrong?
jim says in reply:
Posted: October 3rd, 2006 at 11:27 pm
I’ve never used GIFT50 so I have no idea what the requirements of that promotion are but I hadn’t heard of that one though…
Eric responds:
Posted: October 17th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
SHARE25 worked for me yesterday, giving me a $25 bonus in 4-6 weeks. Also I found another offer at http://www.williamverdult.com/WebX?13@@.3d191247 where you get a lithograph of a decent artist and $30. The code is stocks30art, but apparently can only be used through that site. Do you know if that print, valued at $500, would be taxed? If so, then the deal pretty much stinks unless you really love this guy’s work.
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Posted: October 20th, 2006 at 8:54 am
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Quinc responds:
Posted: October 25th, 2006 at 12:17 am
need more codes!!! =)
Amanda responds:
Posted: October 29th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
After seeing Rich’s post, it seems like you can’t have more than one account open, or can you? And Rich, if you’re there, what do you mean the accounts were “suspended”? Do you no longer have access to the money you put in them? Will they refund your money?
rich on October 2nd, 2006 at 8:50 pm
SHAREBUILDER SUCKS… I OPENED 10 accounts with 10 different PROMOS and all appeared to work just fine… THEN 1 week later all accounts were suspended and it cost me alot of money !!!!
Rich responds:
Posted: October 29th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
They said it is against sharebuilder policy to have more than one account open per person.. They were friendly about it and just cancelled the sales of the stock i purchased and returned me my money and I didnt get any bonuses. The people that are getting away with this scam are getting lucky. Simply call sharebuilder and ask if it is ok… they will tell you its not… this is a loophole ONLINE and some people get caught and some dont
rounder226 responds:
Posted: October 29th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
When I sign up for Sharebuilder.com two months ago using GIFT50 promo code, I was denied the bonus and decided to call in to see what is going on. The representative told me that I need to submit the actual certificate in order to receive the credit. I also ask the representative about multiple accounts and he said, “you can open as many accounts as you desired.” The bottom line is that you are allow to have multiple accounts (I have three existing), but I am not certain if you will get all the bonus credits posted on this blog. I am able to confirm that I got $55 Costco Bonus and $50 for using HH50LOGIN.
Kym responds:
Posted: November 6th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
HH50LOGIN was acccepted. Of course I’ll have to wait until 4 weeks after my firs trade to receive it.
savvy saver responds:
Posted: November 11th, 2006 at 9:45 am
I think obhome50 is a new promo code worth $50. I plan to try it today.
The Tao of Making Money - Just another WordPress weblog » Yet Another Sharebuilder Promo Code and Account responds:
Posted: November 15th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
[...] Yet Another Sharebuilder Promo Code and Account By GolbGuru Ok, so I am really stretching it now. This is my third Sharebuilder account using a promo code within a span of 15 days. Got this new promo code: SHAREBUILD50 from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity and immediately opened a new account. [...]
Yet Another Sharebuilder Promo Code and Account at Money, Matter, and More Musings responds:
Posted: November 16th, 2006 at 10:46 am
[...] Ok, so I am really stretching it now. This is my third Sharebuilder account using a promo code within a span of 15 days. Got this new promo code: SHAREBUILD50 from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity and immediately opened a new account. [...]
MoneyFwd responds:
Posted: November 17th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
There’s a new one.. SHARE50. I used it today.
rook responds:
Posted: November 20th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
just an update with my goings on with sharebuilder…
I signed up for 6, but two were shot down..
ENTERTAIN50 - Received, bought IWD
HH50LOGIN - Recieved, bought VTI
GIFT50 - I did not get a Confirmation and my $$$ was sent back and did NOT work..
SHAREBUILD50 - Should recieve bonus in next few days…
CAMPUS50 - My $$$ was sent back on this and did NOT work…
SHAREBUILD25 - Received, bought QQQQ
I have already signed the transfer papers to get all of these smaller accounts into my large sharebuilder account…I plan on buying another ETF fund with the 4th bonus that I already hold in my main account so when I transfer the 4-accounts into one, they will hopefully be added into my other amounts seemlessly and I am not stuck with some random ETF fund…
I plan on doing a few more when all of the accounts go into one and I can start all over…
Also, it looks like the trouble I had was with the gift card and the college one…The others were just straight bonuses that weren’t specific to anyone or anything…
Alan responds:
Posted: December 5th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
PROMO CODE: GIFT50
I never got an email confirmation accepting the GIFT50 promo code and called to make a general inquiry into that specific promotion.
Gift promos like GIFT50, GIFT40 do not work because as the ShareBuilder rep. explained to me this morning some sort of paperwork/coupon must be sent in with it after the account is set-up.
Alan
Alan responds:
Posted: December 5th, 2006 at 7:41 pm
Jsut received new PROMO CODE: ncgift06ema =$50
Mike responds:
Posted: December 7th, 2006 at 12:27 am
I cannot get any of these codes to work. I add a new account, clear my cookies and get weird sayings like “The Promotion Code you entered can be used on existing accounts only. To use this promotion code with an existing account, go to the promotion entry page” etc. Have people used these codes after the implementation of the new Sharebuilder site? Any suggestions? I am going to call Sharebuilder and see if they can’t help me take their “free” money!
clicclic responds:
Posted: December 7th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
Costco Promotion I just stumbled on (Dec 7 ‘06):
GIFTSTOCK06
There used to be a Costco $85 sharebuilder promotion. I benefited from that last year (or earlier this year?). Anyway, someone used it in october and it still worked (amazing):
http://bargaineering.com/articles/sharebuilder-65-and-85-bonus-codes.html
FIRE Finance responds:
Posted: December 15th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
Sharebuilder’s Current $90 Bonus And Promo Codes
Sharebuilder is offering a sign-up bonus of a $90 cash card for Costco Executive Members and $70 for Costco Gold and Business Members…….
References: BluePrintForFinancialProsperity, FatWallet, MyMoneyBlog, TheSun’sFinancialDiary
Clink responds:
Posted: December 19th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
I’ve been having the same trouble as you Mike. Does anyone have a clue what this is about?
Katherine responds:
Posted: January 8th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
SMEGIF06: Just tried this code today and said it “could not be found”.
Have used these in the last few weeks and they all still work:
ENTERTAIN50 $50
HH50LOGIN $50
SHAREBUILD50 (used this one today and it was accepted)
Making You Money While Making Me Money - Money Blog - ML Blog Site ShareBuilder Account » responds:
Posted: January 9th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
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Chris responds:
Posted: January 26th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
? What actually is ISK..what site does that link to
btw, (ISK40) it works…smiles..
Thanks
Mel responds:
Posted: February 1st, 2007 at 5:18 am
saw a sharebuilder ad on tv.
4sharebuilder.com
TVSB50 $50
clicclic responds:
Posted: March 1st, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Re: GIFTSTOCK06
I just received my $70 COSTCO gift certificate thanks to this promotion. See my last post dated December 7 to learn more about this promotion.
From my experience (4 promotions so far) you can participate in a Sharebuilder promotion every 5 to 6 weeks. That’s the amount of time it takes to apply, get funds transfers approved, transfer funds, invest in a one-time investment, have it purchased, have the promotion clock start, then receive an email telling you the promotion money has been deposited (or mailed).
gabe responds:
Posted: March 13th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
i used SHAREBUILD50 today and it still worked for $50. thanks
Ryan responds:
Posted: March 18th, 2007 at 10:35 am
I got a sharebuilder account i go to the promotion entry page and it will not let me use the codes.I have made my first trade already.If you could help me please email me at
ryan484lav@gmail.com.
Bill responds:
Posted: March 27th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Come on now, just deposit money into your accounts and trade. It will be a lot less trouble if you just to buy and sell stock instead of having 50 different accounts.
clicclic responds:
Posted: March 28th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
I just received this Sharebuilder message:
It has been noted that you have opened multiple accounts, with identical registration information. We have restricted from activity all but the first of such identical accounts. Future identical accounts will be likewise restricted.
Soo… after 5 accounts and a leisurely application process (over the course of 12 months) it looks like they’re catching on to the free money concept.
I’m going to merge all my accounts into one and try again in a month. News at 11…
jim says in reply:
Posted: March 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Good luck and please report back what you find, thanks!
Mike responds:
Posted: April 12th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Great page, thanks. I’ve used three codes here with great success (except ISK40 only gave me the cash and not the book or magazine after 4 months).
Today I tried to open my fourth account with a few different codes and received some errors:
HH50LOGIN
The Promotion Code you entered has expired.
ENTERTAIN50
The Promotion Code you entered has expired.The Promotion Code you entered is not intended for use on the sharebuilder ShareBuilder site. [sic]
SMEGIF06
The Promotion Code you entered cannot be found.
GIFT50
Success!
Not sure if anyone else had problems with these codes but just wanted to send out a warning.
J responds:
Posted: April 14th, 2007 at 10:35 am
I opened a regular account without doing anything before I read this page. I got a the idea to try, but I tried to do all of them at once. They restricted all my accounts.
Good luck
Most of the codes worked when I tried them, got the confirmation email, then they restricted all my accounts when I tried to deposit funds, canceled all the deposits.
The codes don’t work for me no more
I will try to start slow next time.
Only open 1 account every couple months after each bonus is cleared individually, so you never have more than one bonus being fulfilled at any given time!
Mike responds:
Posted: April 18th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I had the same problem as clicclic. My first 3 accounts are fine but the 4th is locked.
“It has been noted that you recently opened multiple accounts with identical registration information.
We have restricted from activity all but the first of such identical accounts. ShareBuilder is closing these additional accounts under the provisions of Section 10 of the Account Agreement (https://www.sharebuilder.com/sharebuilder/Legal/Default.aspx). Future identical accounts will be likewise restricted.
IMPORTANT: If you have already placed funds in your account, they will be returned to the bank of origin after the normal hold period. If you funded your account with a check, funds will be sent by check to the address of record on the account. If there were securities purchased, those trades will be cancelled. “
gabe responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 6:07 am
i just used TVSB50 and it was accepted, it said : thank you, your promotion code has been accepted. You will receive a $50 account bonus approximately 4 weeks after you have invested at least $50
candi responds:
Posted: May 1st, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I just used TVS50 Worked as well. Thanks!!
Leon responds:
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
I just opened a new SB account with YM50 and it took it.
Sweet. I do need to open an another account so I will try another promo code.
more later.
/L/
John responds:
Posted: May 2nd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Sweet deal. Great side. Keep those promo codes coming.
nick responds:
Posted: May 4th, 2007 at 12:57 am
i have another code its student50
JLP responds:
Posted: May 5th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
I successfully used TVS50.
Thanks!
Ryan responds:
Posted: May 6th, 2007 at 8:44 am
EQREWARDS30
Has expired
Rob responds:
Posted: May 8th, 2007 at 1:28 am
student50 worked on 5/7/7
Rob responds:
Posted: May 8th, 2007 at 1:36 am
ym50 worked 5/7/7
Anonymous responds:
Posted: May 17th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
ym50 worked 5/17/07 and will work until may of 08 i’ve been told.
alan responds:
Posted: May 18th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
I am looking for a better SB hustle.
Has anyone had more/less success with multiple log-in names?
In in account opening process, you can say if you are already a SB account holder. Do more promos work better if you say “no” and start with a 2nd login?
Thanks!
John responds:
Posted: June 9th, 2007 at 10:40 am
No these codes are all done for don’t even waste your time!
I tried opening separate accounts with different login names they just rolled them all into my main account and limited them.
These Promo codes are useless unless you use just one when you first open an account if you already opened one they are all useless.
I read on here some ppl using fake SSN# and fake names and stuff.
Don’t even F— around with that if you haven’t already
This isn’t first grade anymore
I think you just need to do it if you got a big family but it’s only me in my family and I opened an account and found this page a few days after.
Anyway I don’t know what it used to be like but they surely do not allow more than one account and I am not going to lie about my SSN# because how do you think your gonna get that stock out you bought with a fake SSN#?
I only tried these codes because I thought they were legit but beware I think people abusing it made them change everything
So now its only if you have never opened a sharebuilder account
What you could maybe try though is opening up a account getting the first 50 then after you get it close that account and open up a new one and so on to see if that works. that would be like deposit 5 dollars - 4 dollars for first trade= 1 dollar plus 50=51 dollars withdraw close account and start over.
That might work but if you have already built up a large account that wouldn’t be practical IMO
kiki responds:
Posted: June 19th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
I used the tvsb50 today 6.19.2007 and it worked. i am not doing any thing fraudulent. i actually was in my sharebuilder account and was logged in when i saw this thing that said promo code so i led me to open a new account. i went to college and typed in sharebuilder promo code an this site came up i got the code and it already ha d all of my infor so i didnt use separate user name or anything. it simply said you will get the fifty once you fund the account with 50
star bartow responds:
Posted: June 21st, 2007 at 10:24 am
how stupid. if you spent as much time actually thinking about smart investing as you do trying to game to system for nickels and dimes, you might actually earn a return as an investor. scrapping little tricks like this is a losers game, but i guess its easier than dumpster diving or picking up returnable cans along the highway. rise above it, don’t be a loser.
Anonymous responds:
Posted: July 13th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
I tried tvsb50 on 7-13-2007 and this was the response, “The Promotion Code you entered is not intended for use on the iplanlife ShareBuilder site.” I get this for most of the codes. What am I doing wrong?
Kevin responds:
Posted: July 16th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I wanted to tell you my story of signing up for sharebuilder. I had a hard time finding where to put the damn promo code so I emailed customer service. After I told them what code I needed to use they gave me this response.
“I have added this promotion code to yoru account for you. If you need further assistance, please reply to this email. You also have the option to call or email Customer Care by clicking Contact Us at the bottom of the ShareBuilder home page”
How awesome is that! I first found the promo code enter page and tried a few to make sure the promo code worked.
jhh responds:
Posted: July 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am
It has been noted that you recently opened multiple accounts with identical registration information.
We have restricted from activity all but the first of such identical accounts. ShareBuilder is closing these additional accounts under the provisions of Section 10 of the Account Agreement. Future identical accounts will be likewise restricted.
IMPORTANT: If you have already placed funds in your account, they will be returned to the bank of origin after the normal hold period. If you funded your account with a check, funds will be sent by check to the address of record on the account. If there were securities purchased, those trades will be cancelled.
Kevin responds:
Posted: July 19th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Just call them up customer service and tell them you got a promotion for an existing account. If they give you a hard time tell them you will close your account.
I’m still waiting for my $50 to drop. I had to start an automatic savings plan and they give it to me after the first one goes through. After it goes through I will sell it take my money out and then wait a a month or two and do it again.
kn responds:
Posted: July 30th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
so wait—if they catch you and you’ve already purchased securities with your “extra” account, do they take your stock away from you? I’m confused, will someone explain please?
florida07 responds:
Posted: August 7th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
can u place a promo code on an existing accnt?
hecx2 responds:
Posted: August 26th, 2007 at 11:03 am
That’s a lot of work for $50.
PEGGY PETERSON responds:
Posted: September 28th, 2007 at 11:33 am
you are brilliant!!! I already have an existing account & was opening a new one for my son who is in college. I am hoping he will make some money in stocks eventually. When I saw your site I was amazed! I haven’t tried it yet (I was in the midst of signing up on the new account, when I saw promotion code-Iplugged it in GOOGLE & up you came!) I will try it & let you know what happens. I had to stop everything & tell you-THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT IDEA! poor mom from new york
Josh responds:
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 at 8:48 pm
I tried entering these on their website and none of them worked! ekk.
Scott responds:
Posted: October 31st, 2007 at 10:49 am
Something I found out a couple months back with Sharebuilder is that you can use these promo codes and also get frequent flyer miles. Just find a link offering free frequent flyer miles after your first trade (just do a Google search) and then enter one of the codes above. I thought they would probably only honor one of the two promotions but they actually did both! Airlines with current promotions are:
USAirways (2500 miles)
Alaska (2500 miles)
Hawaiian (2500 miles)
Delta (2000 miles) - I did this one so far
Continental (2000 miles)
Sharebuilder Promotion Codes — Daily Money Hack responds:
Posted: November 12th, 2007 at 10:44 am
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cevatt responds:
Posted: November 13th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
STBANK07 is no longer working
Promotion Code King responds:
Posted: November 30th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
I’ve been using the ShareBuilder promotion codes with no problem. I called them and had mine combined with no problems!
Hey I’m starting a site called http://www.StocksLearnonline.com and was wondering if you’d like to contribute with and article on how to get started and maybe some tips on how to invest safe? I could pay or you could have links to your site in the articles.
Anonymous responds:
Posted: January 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Just used GIFT50 and it was accepted.
Anonymous responds:
Posted: January 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
GIFT50 did not work for me
imnuts responds:
Posted: January 14th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I’ve tried adding several of the promotion codes above to my ShareBuilder account, but I keep getting errors. Could it be that I already have a pending promotion that is active on my account? Either way, thanks for the various codes, I appreciate them, especially if I can get them to work.
Anonymous responds:
Posted: January 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Does anyone know if you dont get the acceptance e-mail for the promo code but the code isn’t rejected wile setting up the account if you still get the bonus
Anonymous responds:
Posted: January 21st, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Does anyone know if you dont get the acceptance e-mail for the promo code but the code isn’t rejected wile setting up the account if you still get the bonus
Julie responds:
Posted: January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Hey! Thanks so much for the promotional codes and tips! My husband and I are just learning the investing ropes, and I thought this might be a great place to start! Thanks again.
Tone responds:
Posted: January 30th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
They will send you a conformation email about the promo fulfillment. I just got my $50 the other day with the Share50 promo. Good stuff. Check out Millenium Cell (MCel).
Adam responds:
Posted: January 31st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Hey, thanks for this! I have an existing Sharebuilder acct which I’ve been using for stock purchases, and was easily able to open a new account today (second acct with the same info as the first), with the Share50 promo. I just used the Money Market option. Not sure why some people above were having difficulties with this. Awesome site, thanks again!
imnuts responds:
Posted: February 8th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I got it to work. Opened a second account with another promotion code after the money came into my other account from the first promotion. Using the $50 from the first promo to fund the second free $50, and will continue to do so as long as possible. It’s really simple to sign up when you already have an account as well, just sign in and it auto-populates all your info. Thanks for the promo codes.
Shuchong responds:
Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I used Share50 with no problems last week, and have received a confirmation email saying $50 will be credited to my account after my first transaction. So it seems (per usual) that I have the buying thing down. But does anyone have experience selling after opening multiple accounts and getting promo money? If I open a new account, and get a new promo code and another $50, and buy the same ETF as I did in my first account, is it going to cost me $31.90 to sell both ETFs, or $15.95? Inquiring minds want to know:)
Anonymous responds:
Posted: February 22nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
THE $50 GIFT ONE DOES NOT WORK!!! I JOINED AND THE SERVICE IS GOOD BUT THAT IS THE CODE FOR A GIFT CERTIFICATE THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE HAD TO BUY YOU. I CALLED THEM ANC THEY SAID I HAVE TO HAVE NUMBERS OFF THE BACK OF THAT CERTIFICATE AND I PLEADED WITH THEM TO HONOR IT ANYWAY, AND THEY REFUSED. DOES NOT WORK!!!
Kristy responds:
Posted: February 26th, 2008 at 11:14 am
I used share50 and entertain50 but never recieved an email confirmation. But my friend got it. Does this mean I have too many accounts? I opened 2 last week and three this week? Should I call them and ask or will they flag my account and shut me down for too many accounts? Please advise. thanks.
Trace responds:
Posted: February 27th, 2008 at 5:19 am
No codes work I have four acounts with them and have had them for years. It just give message saying can be used on open accounts go to promo page to enter. I gave up .
zzzkitty responds:
Posted: March 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
The share50 code worked for me today. It is confirmed on the account welcome page.
Sharebuilder Promotion Codes — Daily Money Hack responds:
Posted: April 10th, 2008 at 8:02 am
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Posted: April 19th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
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Kimberly responds:
Posted: April 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Promotion 50CITIZENS
Thank you. Your promotion has been accepted. You will receive your $50 account bonus approximately 4 weeks after your first transaction.
Kimberly responds:
Posted: April 30th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Promotion 50GO28
Thank you, your promotion code has been accepted. You will receive a $50 account bonus approximately 4 weeks after your first transaction.
Sharebuilder IRA Account Review :: My Retirement Blog responds:
Posted: May 7th, 2008 at 6:37 am
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dmacioce responds:
Posted: May 8th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Thanks for posting these codes! I’ve just gotten started on this (about 5 weeks ago), but so far have received two $50 bonus credits in my accounts. I won’t be able to retire early on this, but it’s a great way to make some extra money and save for the future! Question: have you tried consolidating the accounts after receiving the bonus? I saw the form on Sharebuilder for transferring an account, just wondering if anyone’s tried it yet.
dmacioce responds:
Posted: May 14th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
FYI: STUDENT50 code is expired now.
jim says in reply:
Posted: May 14th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Thanks dmacioce , i’ll update the list now