Unless you're wealthy or work on Wall Street, you probably only have a couple stocks to your name. That's perfectly okay, but unfortunately, the best way to track stocks is with expensive specialty software created for serial investors and business professionals. And you can't always listen to your broker either. Most of the time, they just want you to buy more stock so they can earn more commission. So how can the average person stay on top of their investments? Here are a few steps to learning more about your stocks.