ShareBuilder Has Been Acquired by ING DIRECT

This just hit my gmail inbox from ShareBuilder:

ShareBuilder has some important news. As of November 15, ShareBuilder has been acquired by ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank with over 5.5 million customers and $75 billion in U.S. assets (part of Netherlands-based ING, NYSE: ING). ING DIRECT shares our vision of helping Americans increase their savings.Rest assured there have been no changes made to your ShareBuilder account. You can continue to use the same account number, login and password, and can access your account anytime at sharebuilder.com. Over the next few weeks, you’ll begin to see ShareBuilder adopt ING DIRECT’s signature Orange color. The biggest enhancements in store for you will be in the expanded assortment of financial offerings available to you from ING DIRECT, including savings, checking, and mortgages.

We look forward to sharing more information with you over the coming months. If you have any questions, we invite you to contact us at 1-800-747-2537.

Best regards,

Dan Greenshields, President ShareBuilder Securities Corporation

We have Sharebuilder.com accounts as a result of our efforts to get the free $75 from the ebates.com/sharebuilder.com referrals. This is actually a nice surprise. Hopefully one day we will be able to move those rinky dink investment accounts into our ING Savings accounts with limited fees.

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