No sooner then a week goes by, he calls to say that he had a good stock to buy. I still remember the company, ConAgra. Three weeks later he called me up. He says it's time to sell because it went up three points, and I'll be making a nice profit. Two months later and several costly trades, I began to understand that this broker was in it to make a fast buck on my stupidity.
All stockbrokers are in it to make money for themselves first.
Then maybe a little bit for you. This is one of the reasons that so many investors are going in alone and trading online for themselves. They are investigating the companies and making decisions they think will give them the best chance of making a nice profit, whether it's for a short or long term. The best part is they can eliminate the salesman's commission. It all depends on how much time you have to investigate the market, and if you think that you have enough nerve to do it alone.