<prompt> Human: I am a 21 year old AccountingFinance student and am interested in starting to invest. I do not have a job on campus right now my grades appreciate it for the time being. Maybe Ill pick something up next semester. I read somewhere that Acorns is free for students, but I dont know how true this still is. Id be interested in buying and selling individual stocks, but I only have about 700 in savings Id be willing to spend. From everything Ive seen, both companies are legit and wont mess with my SSN this is what Im most sketched out about. Havent seen horror stories on either one yet. Robinhood says all you have to do to make money is sell your stock at a higher price than what you bought it at. Is that seriously it? How does anyone lose money then? Thanks in advance. Let me know if you have any other questions.  <response>: Before you invest a penny, do some research because your question regarding making money from stocks is really naieve. I mean yes, selling a stock for more than you bought it for means you make money, but if it was that simple everyone would do it. In actuality investing in individual stocks is a lot like playing poker and the people youre playing against have a lot more resources at their disposal than you do to ensure they win. 