<prompt> Human: Im new to the stock market and am receiving about 30k worth of IBM stock from my fathers estate. I need an account for the stock to be transferred to and have no idea where to start with this.Any recommendations on a stock broker or online trading service?The only one I can think of is ETrade because of the hilarious baby.  <response>: As another commenter suggested, Vanguard or Fidelity are excellent options, and to that Id add Schwab. Any of those would give you an excellent brokerage platform with access to any securities that youd need.rinvesting might be a bit like getting a drink from a fire hose... you can certainly head over there to browse a bit, but for someone new to the investing game, it can be a bit much. The sidebar is generally good place to start, however.You can read up on terms like diversification relevant in your case since your entire portfolio is held in a single stock and see how that applies to your investments. The suggestion to look into low cost mutual funds is also good. I tend to prefer ETFs you can read a lot about mutual funds vs. ETFs as well and look at things like expense ratios yet another term for you!Finally, there is a great deal on here, as well as other investing sites, that talk about the power of so-called Lazy Portfolios. Essentially, you can get a great deal of market exposure with only a few simple investments that dont require much knowledge or time on your part.I have an secondary brokerage account at Fidelity in which I invest in only three securities: ITOT, IXUS, and AGG. Through purchasing only these three ETFs, I get to own thousands of different companies with a healthy dose of bonds and fixed income. This is the essence of diversification. I work for a hedge fund, am around financial information all day long, sit in front of a Bloomberg terminal... and Im very reluctant to try to pick individual stocks. I believe the average investor is far better off to utilize one of these Lazy Portfolios, contribute to it on a regular basis as best they can, and rebalance as necessary.Best of luck to you! Please pm me if you have any more questions. 