Now that you know how much you can invest and what you want to invest in, you will need a
brokerage firm to buy and sell the stock. Here is a great list that will help you choose based on
your needs/financial situation. Once you have found a broker, you will need to sign up and transfer
funds to the account. Within a few days you will be able to buy and sell shares of stock.
When I first began to trade stock, I was lost in terms of what stocks to buy, when to buy,
and especially, when to sell. These books to the right are worth their weight in gold! They
are really inexpensive and you can find them at your local bookstore. But you can purchase them for even less at amazon.com.
-Stock Investing for Dummies explains EVERYTHING from how to find a healthy company based on a balance sheet and ratios(fundamental analysis) to weighing risk vs. reward to taxes. A MUST have!

You can also use financial news/information websites for market education and research.
ADVFN provides valuable insights and innovative portfolio tools. In less than three minutes, you can sign up for your FREE membership with REAL-TIME stock quotes and financial news! The free membership also includes Stocks, Lists, Quotes, Charts, Futures, Forex, News, Financial Data, Message Boards, and a FREE Porfolio Manager. The three minutes it takes to Sign Up will help give you that "jump start" on your way to outperforming the market and ultimately, to financial success.