Putting a A Toe in the Market

With some of my steemit proceeds, I am trying my hand at small-scale stock investing. I am using https://robinhood.com/, a no-cost stock management app for iPhone (no ads either: they were initially funded from a VC, and gain operating capital from earning interest on the collective cash stored for their customers). I am focusing on precious metal mining stocks, as they are a) relatively cheap, and b) aligned with my long-term goal of both accumulating precious metals and benefitting from the general upturn in their interest worldwide.

So far, I am down a few cents, but that's okay; it was just a test to make sure everything worked before committing any 'real' amount of capital into this endeavor.