I use Scottrade now, but in college I used sogotrade because it was $3 a trade. I like Scott now because they have an office fairly close to me, so it's easier for me that way.
If you're going with the get rich now thing, do penny stocks, but most legitimate investors stay away from them because they're highly volatile and unpredictable. For every one person who makes money off of them, there are 20 who lose big time. I remember a bunch of brokers going nuts over this penny stock sponge tech a few years ago, because it just won some big patents and was being advertised on MLB stadium walls etc. but the company had a huge liquidity problem and folded. Everything looked good on paper, though.
I don't have a family, just a brain. And to answer your question NYC, I check my portfolio multiple times a day. I also get alerts on my phone when they hit a certain price or change a certain percentage, which helps me since I work two jobs and all that.
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