2. MAKE SURE THE STOCK INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE

When it comes to stock quotes old news is definitely not good news. The stock quotes won't do you any good if they were from a week ago. If you check the stock quotes online or through television news programs you can pretty much count on the information being up to date.

Important: If you are checking your stock quotes in the newspaper remember that the listed quotes are from the close of the previous day and will not tell you where the stock price is sitting at that moment.