I bought my first stock today. I opened a Scottrade account last week and was finally able to trade today. I won’t tell you how much or the name of the stock (so as not to embarrass myself if it crashes) until I see how it’s going. I read a few books recommended my Matt including “Learn To Earn” by Peter Lynch and “The Little Book That Beats the Market” by Joel Greenblatt.

It’s pretty exciting, I plan to keep investing a little more each month and hopefully I’ll do good. I’ve made a few mock portfolios that have all done really well but it’s fun having actual money on the line. I’ll tell you in a few months how I’ve done.