How to Connect an Amp to a Stock Stereo

Remove your stock head unit and locate the speaker channel outputs in the wire harness plugged into its back panel. Most stock stereos will have four speaker channels with four corresponding wires. The channels are 'Left Front,' 'Left Rear,' 'Right Front' and 'Right Rear.' These wires carry a signal that is already amplified by the stock head unit's built-in power amp. This signal must be brought down using a converter or through an amp with the proper inputs.
Strip the ends of the speaker channel wires and connect them to the corresponding inputs on the amplifier, if connecting directly via high-level signal, or to the matching wires on your line out converter. Be sure to account for the length of wire needed to make your connections. If your wires are too short or you accidentally cut off too much, you can splice in extra speaker wire to increase the length. If connecting directly to an amp, skip to Step 4.
Take the RCA lines from your line out converter and connect them to the proper RCA channels on your amplifier. The line out converter is small enough to be installed behind most stock stereo head units. If you plan to mount your converter elsewhere, do so now and take the length of RCA speaker cables into consideration when making connections.
Run speaker wire from the the speaker outputs of the amp to the corresponding speakers. Connect your amplifier to the power system of your car. Consult the manuals included with your speakers and amplifier to ensure proper and safe installation.
Turn on your car and audio system and test for clean output. If everything checks out, reinstall the factory stereo head unit and make sure your amplifier is secured. You have now successfully increased the output and sound quality of your stock stereo system.

How to Become an Independent Stock Broker

Go to the National Association of Independent Securities Dealers and register to take a Series 7 Exam. The exam takes about six hours to complete with 260 questions, which you will have to pass with a score of 70 percent or higher.
Fill out and file a FOCUS form with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which will register your independent status. You can send it in by mail or electronically.
Set up an account at a brokerage like TD Waterhouse or Schwab to act as a custodian for any funds that you hold their on behalf of your clients. Although most brokerages that employ traditional brokers and also charge them fees based on the assets, they manage the independent broker is free of those onerous fees. At this stage, you can solicit clients and begin investing their money directly while keeping the lion's shares of the commissions and fees for yourself.

How to Cash an Old Stock Certificate (6 Steps)

Examine the stock certificate. It contains the information you need to find the company that issued it. You need the full company name plus the “CUSIP” number. The number is a unique identifier your broker can use to help track down the company, even if it now does business under another name. Also make a note of the owner of record and of the incorporation location (the state that issued the charter of incorporation).
Check financial websites such as Yahoo! Finance (which has business listings free to examine) or Dun & Bradstreet (which charges a fee), or even in your public library. If you find the company name listed as an active business concern, you’re well on your way.
Call or write the state agency in the incorporation state (usually the secretary of state) as a last resort. They will have records of the original articles of incorporation and can tell you if the company changed its name, moved out of state or is defunct.
Contact the company’s transfer agent if the business still exists. Transfer agents are firms that handle the stock certificates and transactions on behalf of publicly traded companies. Find out what their requirements are for you to transfer ownership of the stock to yourself and what documents are needed to verify you are entitled to the shares.
Follow the transfer agent’s instructions. For example, you may be asked for a copy of a probated will that names you as beneficiary. Once everything is in place, fill out the transfer of ownership form located on the back of the stock certificate and sign it in the presence of a notary public.
Send the stock certificate and required documentation to the transfer agent via certified mail. Once the agent credits the shares to you as a registered stockholder, call your broker or transfer agent and place a sell order for the shares to cash in that old stock certificate.