New edition of the bestseller that started thousands on the road to commission-free investing!It's been called "The investment guide Wall Street didn't want published," and it ignited the commission-free investment revolution! With Buying Stocks Without a Broker, Second Edition, Charles B. Carlson, CFA, thoroughly updates his unique guide to dividend reinvestment plans. Better known as DRIPs, these investor-friendly programs give you a safe method for buying stocks directly from issuing companies -- often with a discount and always without paying commission fees to brokers. If you want to own stock but resent paying commisions, you'll get the best of both worlds with this edition's...Directory of 1000 DRIPs -- with brand-new, enticing DRIP opportunitiesThumbs-up/thumbs-down "at-a-glance" ratings of every DRIP on the marketNew corporate profiles and performance ratingsNew model portfolios using DRIPs*Charles Carlson's favorite DRIP picks