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Provided by Dow Jones By Jason Zweig Stocks are near record highs, but theyre finally getting cheaper to buy. No longer do investors need to buy a minimum of 100 shares at a time or even one full share, often at prohibitive cost. Fractional-share trading enables you to purchase a sliver of a share with as little as $1, putting a stake in single stocks within anyones reach. As with any technology, whether thats good or bad depends on how you use it. After a d...