ING DIRECT USA's ShareBuilder and the Motley Fool to Host Investors Tweetup in New York City

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --Too often, rocket science seems easier than investing your money.  Good news: ING DIRECT USA's ShareBuilder and The Motley Fool are out to prove it doesn't have to be that way.  On Wednesday, December 1, ShareBuilder and The Motley Fool will host a joint Tweetup at the ING DIRECT Cafe in New York City to help investors bust common money myths and start 2011 off on the right financial foot.

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Tom Gardner, Co-Founder and CEO of The Motley Fool, will be the special guest at the Tweetup, answering investors' questions about everything from ways to take the complexity out of investing to tips for taking control of your financial life.  ShareBuilder President Dan Greenshields will moderate the conversation.  

Commentary from the Tweetup will be posted on Twitter at #InvestorQA. Those who can't make the New York City Tweetup, but have burning investment questions for Tom and Dan, are asked to send an @reply to @ShareBuilder on Twitter.  Free food and beverages will be provided.  

Visit www.ingdirect.com/seminars to RSVP and for more information.

About ING DIRECT USA

ING DIRECT USA, the nation's largest direct bank and largest thrift, is dedicated to inspiring Americans to become a nation of savers. Since its inception in 2000, more than 7.6 million Americans have entrusted their savings with ING DIRECT, building the bank to $88 billion in assets.  ING DIRECT has developed a comprehensive social media Savers Community, including Twitter, Facebook and its We, the Savers blog.  For more information about ING DIRECT call 1-800-ING-DIRECT, and for information about its commitment to financial education visit Planet Orange.  

ShareBuilder Securities Corporation is an online brokerage designed for automatic, long-term investing.  The company's vision is to increase the personal investing rate of the average American by helping individuals build and manage wealth over the long term.  Customers pay low commissions on individual transactions, have no account minimum and can choose from two pricing programs.  ShareBuilder offers investment products including stocks, exchange-traded funds, and mutual funds. ShareBuilder Securities Corporation, a subsidiary of ING Bank, fsb, is a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.  For more information about ShareBuilder, please visit Twitter and Facebook.

Securities products are: Not FDIC insured • Not Bank guaranteed • May lose value

About The Motley Fool

Founded in 1993 in Alexandria, VA., by brothers David and Tom Gardner, The Motley Fool (www.fool.com) is a multimedia financial-services company dedicated to building the world's greatest investment community. Reaching millions of people each month through its website, books, newspaper column, radio show, and subscription newsletter services, The Motley Fool champions shareholder values and advocates tirelessly for the individual investor. The company's name was taken from Shakespeare, whose wise fools both instructed and amused, and could speak the truth to the king -- without getting their heads lopped off.

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