One of the things my parents taught me about investing money is to diversify my investments.   When it comes to Stock Trading I like to use the services of an Online Broker.  I feel that Online Trading is a good value for several reasons.  One of the reasons being that their overhead is lower so they can afford to charge a lower commission for their work.

And I like the fact that they don’t put any personal pressure on you to make a decision you don’t want to make.  They give you the facts and then let you make the decision based on that fact.  And I like the fact that they are available 24/7.  I realize that the stock market itself isn’t open 24/7, but I like being able to reach my broker any time of the day or night.  Leaving messages on voice mail and playing phone tag is not something I enjoy doing!