Originally Posted by
Antipodean
Re the $0 DRP or not, I'm in the 'depends what you want out of it' camp.
I want my 'automated' portfolio via ASB to track what funds I have put into equity investment versus current value, nothing more. I think 'charging' for the DRP shares makes dividend stocks look worse than growth stocks.
Though it could be argued I'm putting money into the stock when the DRP transacts compared with taking the cash, I want the psychological incentive of 'free' shares to continue to commit to the DRP. Especially when I was first investing as ignoring the brokerage was a pivotal factor for me.