The Unofficial Guide to Online Investing |  | Author: Henry F. Robb
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2,679,463
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 622
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 0028637526
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.63202854678
UPC: 021898637529
EAN: 9780028637525
ASIN: 0028637526
Publication Date: April 15, 2000
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Product Description
Over 4 million people are logging onto the Internet to research stocks, check quotes, and make investments, and the number is growing daily. It's hard to believe that only three years ago the average person hadn't even heard about online investing. And a little over a year ago people in the bricks-and-mortar financial industry didn't believe that online brokerages could compete. Now the likes of Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities, and Morgan Stanley are rushing to create their own online brokerage sites. In The Unofficial Guide to Online Investing, new and experienced investors learn to: - Choose which computer, Internet Service Provider, and investment software is best for online investing
- Find the web sites every online investor must know
- Pick an online broker and set up an account
- Monitor investments on- and off-site
- Evaluate online investment clubs, bulletin boards, discussion forums and news groups, mailing lists, and magazines
- Avoid the scams and pitfalls of online investing -- what happens if the online brokers site crashes?
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 An Exceptional Guide to Investment and Money Management December 16, 2000
Gino Mastascusa (Tokyo, JAPAN)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Unofficial Guide to Online Investing by Henry Robb is an excellent guide for the individual investor. If you're looking for an extremely thorough, reader-friendly, comprehensive reference tool for not only online investing but a myriad of other vital financial concerns, look no further. It's obvious that the author took great pains in putting this book together. It's wonderfully written in an interesting, easy-to-understand style that doesn't intimidate or confuse the reader. On the contrary, you get the feeling that Mr. Robb has been an investment veteran for a number of years and through his day-to-day experience in dealing with the various financial markets, he has gained a great deal of wisdom on the subject. The information, which is meticulously organized, is highly objective in nature. The author paints a very honest, if sobering view, of the overall financial picture, and he gives the reader an opportunity to find out about him- or herself with the inclusion of various personality assessment exercises. They were very helpful in gauging where I stand regarding investing, and they'll provide a basic framework or starting point, if you will, for my future investment decisions. Lastly, I would like to reiterate that this book discusses a wide variety of financial issues within the context of personal investment. That is a key reason why I believe this book is so useful. Its scope as well as its careful attention to detail makes The Unofficial Guide to Online Investing a truly wonderful source of information, as it addresses just about every kind of question relating to individual money management.
An Outstanding Reference April 15, 2000
Dale Dawson (Allen Park, Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just finished reading "the Unofficial Guide to Online Investing". This is a great book for the beginner through experienced individual investor. Robb covers all the critical topics in stages, increasing detail with each stage. What results is an excellent tutorial/reference (not to mention an easy read) concerning all aspects of investing. Starting with setting your house in order to planning and executing an investment plan. Well Done!
 Should be titled "The Unofficial Guide to Personal Finance" August 26, 2000
James Lor (Montreal, CANADA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book should have been titled "The Unofficial Guide to Personal Finance". Only Part IV, chapters 10 through 13, about 160 pages are devoted to online investing, and it's at a very elementary level. The rest of the book deals with bank accounts, credit cards, debt reduction, insurance, taxes, and other personal finance issues. If you want to learn about Online Investing, leave this book on the shelf and look for another book which has doesn't have all this non-Online Investing stuff. Leave this POS on the shelf.
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