Help me out a little, /biz/.
I've been looking to invest for quite a while now, I have about $5000 (CAD) saved up for investing, and I have enough money to live comfortably for several months (I haven't done anything crazy like quit my job yet), but I'm having some trouble.
I'm a complete newbie to this whole stock trading thing. The only thing I have set up is an investment account with my bank, with money sitting inside it. The problem I'm having is actually trading the stocks. I have no idea how to buy or sell, nor do I know how to keep track of it. When I look online, all I'm told is that I should be careful and shit. Can anybody help me out?
tl;dr: How do I buy/sell stocks? How do I keep track of my investments?