In today's episode we discuss the very first steps we take before we invest in a company or its stock. Signe and Michelle have slightly different first steps we take. For example, Michelle will check out the stock price in a quick Google search while Signe will check financial numbers first like Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), Return on Equity (ROE), and debt. In addition, Signe has a tool where she quickly calculates these figures. Michelle also likes to use a spreadsheet to conduct a preliminary or initial company valuation before doing even deeper research. As a little bonus, we talked about gaming stocks!