re: How did you get into the stock market?

When I got a job with a 401k.

Guys at work got me trading. Took quite a few lumps.

Sasol cratering earlier got me moving money and buying. Once that paid well I had some seed money.

Working one week on/off and quarantined really have me time to dig into it. Bought a tablet and loaded a bunch of apps and my TD Ameritrade TOS and the rest is history.

I've since added about 50k to my personal retirement account and 40k to my cash account.

Thanks to many on here. Cgrand for one. He turned me onto cmlpro and here we are.

AT recently as well with small caps and reading. Learning and being able to wait out losses if you believe in the company is the hardest.

Sasol is a great example. I got in at $1.30 it went up to $9 and sold. Believed in it and bout back in at $4.50.
Sold again at $8. It's at $13. But I set a target and hit it both times. Be happy with gains and don't look back on what you left on the table. Be thankful and move on.