text: best website to open a stock portfolio? i finally have money to invest but im not sure what company i want to open it with. some offer a fee, some dont. some offer more stock than others. is there a company with a cheap entrance fee that also has a vast list of tradable stocks? i would love to find a site that trades high performance stocks but also trades penny stocks. serious answers only please  thanks i saw someone answer with a bunch of websites. some websites are good mind you. but since you are dealing with the internet you are going to get some serious information overload.  "some offer more stock than others." are you sure you know what you are doing? a stock is a stock and it only goes for one price. no one can give discounts.  i say who cares about the cheap entrance fee. i see someone above referred to some cheap stuff, go with that - but cheap entry fees to buy stocks should be the least of your worries.   'i would love to find a site that trades high performance stocks but also trades penny stocks. "  if you are looking for a guru or a hot tip. forget it. if things like that work, those people won't be giving away their knowledge freely. and if it were that easy we would all be doing it.   keep reading and educating yourself and good luck!