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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 902114, member: 15199&quot;]TD Ameritrade, Etrade, Scott trade all charge $40 for stock certificate delivery. Sine the certificates isn&#039;t delivered as such to the broker, it would involve expenses and the fees are fair I believe. The only stock certificates I have physically been &quot;given&quot; at no charge was in a former local bank ( NASDAQ). I have never had a need for them in over 30 years of trading, in fact they are a delay pain when you have to redeem them, sometimes taking several weeks, and you are at the whim of the market. If I make a financial decision, I want to transact it within minutes at least if the market is open. </p><p><br /></p><p>My biggest fear for the common PM investor is that they might buy into the conspiracy and crazy talk ( as Cloudsweeper99 says) and go way overboard at a time when there is still much uncertainty and volatility in ALL of the markets. PM is no certainty either. Sure have PM investments, but balance it ( even with Cash) to a reasonable proportion. I decided to buy a stock 2 days ago, and I could have bought 5X more than I did, but I wanted to stay a certain percentage in cash, and I didn&#039;t feel it was appropriate to use margin with the high volatility. It has gone up about 12% since then, bringing another decision soon on it. DO I lament I didn&#039;t buy more? No, because there was a chance it would have gone down&nbsp; 12% instead.&nbsp; Invest as you wish, and remember for every buyer there is a seller, so each transaction , you have a 50% chance of being the right decision. IMO. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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