On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:04 PM, Marcel Birthelmer wrote: > So... who wants to explain what all that means? Spend a weekend reading the basics at fool.com. They have a ton of tutorials and their books are good too, you might be able to find them in your local library. I think that is the main stumbling block for most people is the math, but for people with engineering backgrounds it should be easy to understand. http://www.fool.com/investing/basics/index.aspx I personally use Canadian Shareowner as my broker but from the name I'm sure you can figure out it's only available in the great white north. http://www.investments.shareowner.com/home/v1/index.html Alex -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist