Investing Online For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Matt Krantz
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 9497
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Pages: 408
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470228024
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.63202854678
EAN: 9780470228029
ASIN: 0470228024
Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Product Description
Investors are becoming a lot more independent these days. With the stock market sinking and soaring from day to day, retirement plans becoming less certain, and a longer life expectancy in retirement, more people are looking for some control over their investments. If you’re one of them, Investing Online For Dummies, 6th Edition might be just what you’re looking for. The Internet brings a world of investment resources to your desktop, but how do you find your way through the dizzying array of investment possibilities? The Dummies Way, of course! This book helps you set reasonable expectations, assess your risk tolerance, choose an asset allocation, analyze and select investments, and maximize your financial success. You’ll discover how to - Determine how much you can afford to invest
- Choose an online broker
- Research, trade, and track investments online
- Measure the potential return of a stock
- Maximize your investment knowledge and build a profitable portfolio
- Buy bonds online
- Understand options, commodities, and IPOs
If you’ve decided to take control of your investments but don’t want to make it your full-time job, Investing Online For Dummies, 6th Edition gives you the important information that will also give you confidence. Completely updated to cover all the new online tools and resources, it even provides some bonus assistance on the companion Web site.
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Timely Book November 9, 2008
Jim Wilson, CFA (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The internet is a two edged sword, and many investors have cut themselves with it. This shows investors the right way to invest with a computer.
You're only a Dummy if you don't check out this book! October 31, 2008
J. M. Padgett (Charleston SC)
I don't know how thorough or concise the first 5 editions of this resource were, but I can tell you this edition is both. I have just recently begun educating myself on the market, and started with the most recommended texts about - or by - Buffett, Lynch, Graham and others. I read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing that was informative. But nothing I've read thus far puts so much useful, understandable and resourceful information at your fingertips. Like the reviewer above states, there are HUNDREDS of viable links to largely free sites that cover the full spectrum of investing; from terminology and fundamental/technical analysis, to screeners, analyst ratings, quant models, governance, taxation and how to avoid scams. As mentioned, have your computer close by to bookmark these invaluable resources. Three additional chapters to the book - available online - pick up where the book left off with more advanced concepts and strategies. I can't recommend this text highly enough.
A very complete guide! July 15, 2008
Old Blue (Stuck somewhere in CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The author starts out by building confidence in investing on-line. His eleven Getting Started points (Decide how much you can save and invest, Master the terms, Understand the difference between being an active and passive investor, etc.) set the tone for the entire book. He assumes you have never invested on-line and then shows you exactly how to do it. Not only does he explain how to invest at your computer but he also explains basic terminology (selling stock short, buying a call in options, shareholders' equity, etc.) so that you are never lost in his explanations. Thankfully, he reserves the deeper topics (Capital-gain distribution nightmare, stock splits, etc.) for the gray sidebars. The hundreds of internet addresses he provides are enough to fill anyone's bookmarks. This is the kind of book you read with your laptop so that you can check out the references and bookmark those which have meaning to you.
 Investing Online For Dummies February 19, 2008
Tom Foster (Sumner, WA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I started out on computers 15 years ago and loved the Dummies books. They made learning fun.
I have now moved into investing and enjoyed the cutting edge articles I read in this book. Much reading and learning is required in stock investing in order to prepare oneself for stepping onto Wall Street. This new 2008 edition of Online Investing is a big help.
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