Hey IndisGuise, nice to see you in here too. So you looking for another Enron that still has couple of years to fall flat?? haha yeah aren't we all. lol Sirius stocks are really SEXY pick among young / middle aged men considering its price around $5 compare to XM which is $25+. I too own some sirius shares but XM signing Oprah was not a good thing. I really like Sirius's aggressive marketing strategy but I think these XM boys know what they are doing. So, having that said for now I wouldn't recommened you buying Sirius, especially you are just starting with a small fund. I am not saying big fund matters all that much either, so hopefully you didn't get the wrong message. In the long run satellite radio is the way to go, and there is no doubt about it but I don't think I have seen enough from Sirius enough yet to recommend. I have bought some before Oprah's signing but I wouldn't buy it today. Anyways, to cut the crap short, I will recommend something for you and it is a for sure hit and a great for first time investors starting with small size found. Nuance communications: if you read my uploaded bulletin, these guys were featured there as well. There were lot more featured but I really dig this one because of what they do. They are the pioneers and No. guys in voice activated technology and that is where I see future of technology going from pressing or pushing buttons. I bought it 2 months ago for 2 months ago for around $7 and they are already at $9+ right now. I am looking into selling one of my other and buying this as soon as the price comes to lower $9 range but its been going up all last week...so I might just have to buy it at the market price. So, even if you are investing $1,000 you can own about 100 share and thats a pretty good chunk for the long run. Here is the link, read and find more about it for yourself and for anyone else interested out there.....but hey I am recommending doesn't mean I am guaaranteeing :p http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NUAN