Now that I've conquered WordPress, I decided that it might be worthwhile to try my hand at some other websites with which I am unfamiliar. So I decided, being a stock market virgin, I would approach E*Trade and make my first stock market purchase.
First, I thought about the different stocks I wanted to buy. Google and Yahoo sounded like good investments; I figured you're pretty safe if you sink money into both simultaneously. I contemplated companies like McDonald's and Exxon, but didn't feel comfortable riding on the coattails of firms I loathe. I even checked out the performance of E*Trade itself, thinking that if I was going to invest with E*Trade, I should invest with E*Trade. All of this came to nothing, however, when I was finally forced to examine the site's package options. Finance management, portfolio development, etc. Where's the option to purchase ten shares of something and have a little certificate sent to me in the mail? At some point I threw the whole idea away and went to see if there was something interesting on Crooks & Liars.
