The Market...

is my new girlfriend. I spend half my work day and hours before bed digesting and absorbing anything I possibly can about the stocks, trends and anything else related to it. A couple of great FREE sites to check out:

http://www.fool.com/
http://www.thestreet.com/
http://www.reuters.com/

I also love reading The Investor's Business Daily, however, this is a pay site so I recommend having some friends share the monthly fees with you. Online brokerages also provide a plethora of stock research information, and some even offer real-time stock quotes for FREE!

I personally use Scottrade, which is excellent and provides a lot of FREE benefits that a lot of online brokerages usually charge for. Also, you can setup an account with no minimum balance and there's no annual/monthly fees! They also have a local offices everywhere, so you have someone to ask dumb trading questions (I do it ALL the time!) to or help you with any account problems, which is much better than waiting on hold FOREVER.

If you do decide to get a Scottrade account, I highly suggest you find someone who already has an account so that they can refer you, that way you'll get 3 free trades with a minimum $250 deposit. They'll get 3 free trades also so it's a win win situation! If you can't find a friend with an account, email me, and i'll gladly send you a referral!

Did I also mention that every trade is only $7?! 10 or 10,000 shares, buy or sell, it's always $7. You cannot find a better deal out there!

Anyway, I'll stop talking like a salesperson now! More posts to come about trading strategies (the good stuff)...