If you're just easing into investing, many brokerages offer free stock-trading apps to get you started. The best ones offer zero-commission trading, no or low account minimums and diverse investment ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Capital at risk. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. New to stock market trading? This five-step guide sets out what you need to know to begin ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

Kevin Voigt is a freelance writer covering personal loans and investing topics for NerdWallet. He previously was a reporter with The Wall Street Journal and business producer for CNN.com in Hong Kong, ...