I cannot believe you guys are giving advice to a first time...

I cannot believe you guys are giving advice to a first time investor like that.
@investeasy999, please seek advice from professional. Their fee is nothing compare with your loss of 10K, and potential next 10k.
Spend your money in book, software, course, you name it. They would not cost you more than 5k and you learn heap. Learn how to read statement, announcement, read between the line, read from peer company, read from industry expert, etc.
Pick a very penny stock and put in 20k is a very bad idea, IMO.

Learn how to invest is hard, learn how to give up is harder. It took me 3 years to give up my first bad investment, get out with 1% of capital while I could still retain 70% first year.