Barron's Online Praises bivio
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Barron's Online Praises bivio Nice article on investment clubs at Barron's Online. Here's the link, but you need a subscription: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1007772769463962800.djm Here's the bit about bivio: Bivio.com takes a different approach to the same problem -- helping investment clubs get up and running and maintain their books. The site has been around for a while now, and we were pleased to see that it's still here. Bivio.com provides support for investment clubs in a variety of ways. Most importantly, it takes care of all of the administrative financial tasks that the club treasurer usually has to find -- or make -- time for. You enter transactions on the Website, and all necessary calculations are handled for you. Records are updated with every day's closing stock prices, so you always know where your club stands. Individuals can look up their shares' value and see all transactions. Each club has its own bulletin board and e-mail service. The site walks you through the steps necessary to create a club, like establishing a partnership agreement and setting down bylaws. You get all this -- plus help in filling out some required tax forms -- for $59 a year. For $30 more, you can link your club's site to your (participating) brokerage account and download transactions. And for $295 a year, bivio.com will print, sign and mail all required IRS forms. Extra charges apply for direct stock-purchase plans and dividend reinvestment plans, and for banks and brokerages not supported by bivio.com. A good idea, well-executed. Cheers, Rob |
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