I've never even flirted with the idea of stock trading, but when a former company went public I needed to work with it to figure out how to make my money work for me. Thankfully, E*Trade was incredibly user-friendly and I was able to get and grow my money easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone who is pretty illiterate when it comes to trading, I needed a lot of hand holding. It took me a while to figure out how exactly to cash out some of my shares, and there were a few steps involved. A more in-depth "first timers" walkthrough would be helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.