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[cblj_backup]

So, I decided I wanted to learn more about the stock market.

Well, it's always struck me as a terribly irrational way to run an economy, but if I'm going to dislike it I should understand why. And really the only way I learn is by doing, so I asked Nakki about it, since I knew she did a little investing, and she pointed me to the RobinHood app, which lets you buy and sell stock in realtime for no fee.

I threw fifty bucks in and built a portfolio, just to kind of see what’s what, and today I made my first sale -- I bought Grubhub at $18 in late January and just sold it for $25. Probably I shouldn't have sold, but the whole thing's an experiment, not a wealth-building exercise, and seven dollars' profit is a bonus.

Plus it freed up just enough cash to buy into Fitbit. :D We'll see how well my picks continue....

Comments

[jaseroque.livejournal.com]

Hmm, yeah, I've been thinking of doing similar. I should look into Robin Hood.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I've found it extremely intuitive; there are things I'd change (I wish they'd list my purchase price on my stocks right below them, instead of only in the "orders" page) but overall it's quite easy to use.