How to Check the Stock Market

Compile a list of the stocks that you currently own and those that you have interest in purchasing. It is almost impossible to monitor and track all of the stocks available, therefore developing a list of those that you have direct interest in is important.
Create a portfolio of your current holdings including share amounts and purchase prices. This can be done simply with a spreadsheet or with an on-line portfolio tracking program. This will help you keep your information well organized.
Sign up for alerts by ticker symbol for stocks that you have the highest interest in. This can be done through various on-line sites including Yahoo Finance and Google Finance. This type of alert system should also be available to you should you have an on-line trading account. In addition, periodically review market overview information at the home page of finance web sites.yahoo.comgoogle.com
Read all information on company websites and general news sites. A fast way to find information on a company that you are interested in is to search the web based on the trading symbol of the company.
Download and install financial trading and monitoring applications to your personal computer, laptop and smart phone to make sure that you have the ability to check the stock market whenever you need to. The benefit of technology is that investors have the ability to check the stock market as they need to and no longer check only the closing price printed in newspapers.
Develop and maintain a schedule to track and monitor the stock market so that you become accustomed to doing so on a regular and routine basis. Stock market investors learn through experience, knowledge and consistency. Letting your knowledge base lapse is a fast way to fall out of favor with the market as it changes so often and so fast.

How to Track Your Stock Portfolio With Yahoo Finance

Navigate to Yahoo Finance (see Resources for a link) and click on 'New User?, Register.'
Enter your personal details, set up a Yahoo account and enter the onscreen CAPTCHA code to prove you're human.
Sign into your email account and verify your email address by clicking on the link in the message Yahoo sent you. Then click 'Continue' to go to Yahoo Finance.
Hover over 'My Portfolios' and click on 'Create Portfolio.'
Enter your portfolio's name in the 'Portfolio Name' box and then enter the stocks you want to track in the 'Manage Symbols' box before clicking on the 'Add Symbol' button.
Select the market indices you want to monitor by marking the tick boxes below your stock symbols. Choose how you want to view your portfolio from the drop-down menu, and click 'Save.' You are then directed to your portfolio page, where you are able to chart the progress of your stocks.