How do you go about doing it?

No you do not have to have a stock broker to go about buying stocks.

You can open an account with a broker at your bank or on-line.

Some of the more popular are E-trade, Ameritrade, Charles Schwab.

Here is a list of numerous brokers world wide

http://business.com/directory/financial_services/investment_banking_and_brokerage/brokerage_dealers/

No. You can buy them through mutual funds or directly from the company.

hi.. to be frank u dont have to go to any stock broker to take decision to busy shares....u need broker just for a DEMAT ACCOUNT.with regards to buy or sell of stocks..its better thatu follow your own study rather than listing to any others words.good luck..bbye

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no you do not need a broker.

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they will tell you the best stocks to invest in with out investing a lot of money and still get HUGE returns.

then just go to like etrade or sharebuilder.

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good luck.. right NOW is the best time to get in. it is times like these that made people like Warren Buffet rich.