The stock market, which was once the domain of only millionaires and billionaires has become much more friendly to the average person in recent years. A lot of this is due to the fact that the internet makes it so easy for brokers to cater to regualar people. Making trades used to be a relatively tedious and expensive task. Today trades fly around cyber space at the click of a button and often only cost the trader a few dollars per trade. For those willing to spend the time and energy to learn, the stock market can become a good source of extra income, or even their main income, which they can generate from the comfort of their own home or office.
Learning to trade stocks for yourself can be a very rewarding process, both personally and financially. It's not rare for people who take up the challenge to learn to trade for themselves to enjoy returns on their investments which outweight the returns they would of reaped had a professional been handling their investments for them. People can often out perform professionals because no one has your best interest in mind more than you do. Professionals are often driven by commissions but often have no incentive to peform at a certain level.
The web is not place where it is hard to find help regarding the markets. In fact, just the opposite. There is so much info on the web to help seasoned investors and beginners alike that it can become a source of information overload to the someone who is new.