I went down to one of the local stock trading brokerages in town today to get an account.  I decided that I would try my hand at trading on the stock market with a thousand dollars just to get the feel of how it worked.

I had been trading on a virtual stock exchange, and things had gone very well with it, with my portfolio posting huge returns on investment.  In fact, since the virtual market mirrored the real one, it seemed that it was going to be just as easy in real life, though I guess I did have something to lose.

So, once I signed up for the brokerage account today, they gave me a beginners investors package that came complete with guides on how to trade stocks, and mentioned trading on the QQQQ.  I will have to read it over before I make my first trade, but I feel that I have finally taken steps in the right direction when it comes to my financial future.  I’ll just have to see where that path leads me.