aside from day old newspaper reports and articles, brokers...

aside from day old newspaper reports and articles, brokers played this role, and boy did it cost.

My first trades were made on the back of information I gained from working on the construction of gas and mining jobs.

Had to go off to a dingy back alley stockbroker where they'd convince you to buy 3 or 4 stocks on top of the one you were there to purchase.

From memory I think I paid around $200 to make a $6000 trade.