Yeah! Let's talk about brokers. Which broker do you use? Do you use a discount broker or you pay high commission to investment bankers? For a novice investors I would recommend discount brokers because with discount brokers you do your own research and ay less in comission and fees. Here is a link to a webpage that compares different discount brokers: http://www.bullinvestors.com/Broker_Comparison.htm I personally use ameritrade (www.ameritrade.com) So far I am satisfied with their service and charge. Although they screwed me once by filling my order partially but a call to customer service solved the problem and I learnded a lession: ALWAYS PLACE A LIMIT ORDER WITH AON OR FIK